tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post7902451625227072239..comments2024-03-24T14:03:33.932-07:00Comments on Every 70s Movie: Lovers and Other Strangers (1970)By Peter Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11385971732301020652noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post-43417597810945426332015-11-14T16:04:16.059-08:002015-11-14T16:04:16.059-08:00I was lucky enough to work this filmas an usher fo...I was lucky enough to work this filmas an usher for the 13 weeks it played at the Pi Alley Theatre in Boston. Aside from the terrific performances the film while probaby dated today, was thoroughly satisfying on both an emotional and intellectual level. David Goodman was brought in to make the four one act plays into some sort of coherent script (over the objections of both Taylor & Bologna) . Cy Howard failed to turn his sizable success with this film into a successful directing career ( Every Little Crook and Nanny followed) but the movie had extraordinary word of mouth. It had been booked for an inital 3 - 4 week run but the weekend audiences were subtantial and even in the last couple of weeks the saturday night shows still sold out. Even though it won a fair amount of critical acclaim, I've always thought of it as an "audience picture".Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11177432692806101132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post-28119182583393580592015-11-14T11:26:36.400-08:002015-11-14T11:26:36.400-08:00Do you think it seems familiar *now* or felt famil...Do you think it seems familiar *now* or felt familiar *then*?Sir Sweetstickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09158629718359078249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post-38402697064358724582015-11-13T16:05:53.286-08:002015-11-13T16:05:53.286-08:00Agree 100% that the bathroom scene is performed we...Agree 100% that the bathroom scene is performed well, and that the scene represents a strong comedic idea executed with flair. My remark was simply intended to convey that the Jackson/Young storyline felt familiar, whereas some other material in the film seemed fresher.By Peter Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11385971732301020652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post-58032777907748776402015-11-13T15:45:47.540-08:002015-11-13T15:45:47.540-08:00Oh I think you are selling the performances of Gig...Oh I think you are selling the performances of Gig Young and Ann Jackson short. The part where they are in a bathroom stall, and he is telling her how he doesn't want to hurt anyone is a semi-classic.Sir Sweetstickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09158629718359078249noreply@blogger.com