{"id":1205,"date":"2006-07-05T15:31:02","date_gmt":"2006-07-05T22:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1205"},"modified":"2021-01-06T22:39:22","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T05:39:22","slug":"breezy-1973","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1205","title":{"rendered":"Breezy (1973)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Why should a young girl like that love an old fart like me? I&#8217;d be a meal ticket for her, and nothing more.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Breezy-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Breezy-Poster-205x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-62038\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Breezy-Poster-205x300.png 205w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Breezy-Poster-701x1024.png 701w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Breezy-Poster-88x128.png 88w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Breezy-Poster-185x270.png 185w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Breezy-Poster.png 739w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA 17-year-old hippie named Breezy (Kay Lenz) falls in love with a divorced, middle-aged real estate broker (William Holden).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Clint Eastwood Films<\/li>\n<li>Counterculture<\/li>\n<li>Cross-Cultural Romance<\/li>\n<li>May-December Romance<\/li>\n<li>William Holden Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review:<\/strong><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s too bad this early Clint Eastwood film remains so obscure, because it &#8220;remains one of the few films that have effectively explored a romance between people so different&#8221;. In his second directorial effort, Eastwood deftly examines what it&#8217;s like for two &#8220;souls&#8221; to meet and fall in love across the chasms of age and lifestyle. If two people <em>this<\/em> different can fall in love and make it work, then maybe there&#8217;s hope for our motley world after all! It&#8217;s a toss-up whether you&#8217;ll find Kay Lenz&#8217;s performance to be cloying or appealing, but I vote for the latter: her fresh-faced presence adds a perfect sensibility to the title role. William Holden &#8212; giving &#8220;an earnest portrayal&#8221; as a &#8220;lonely, middle-aged real-estate dealer&#8221; &#8212; is equally effective in a role seemingly tailor-made for him.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kay Lenz&#8217;s appealing performance as the good-hearted Breezy<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Breezy-Lenz.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Breezy-Lenz-1024x581.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"363\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-62039\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Breezy-Lenz-1024x581.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Breezy-Lenz-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Breezy-Lenz-128x73.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Breezy-Lenz-768x436.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Breezy-Lenz-1536x871.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Breezy-Lenz-476x270.png 476w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Breezy-Lenz.png 1807w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>William Holden as Frank<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Breezy-Holden3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Breezy-Holden3-1024x575.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-62041\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Breezy-Holden3-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Breezy-Holden3-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Breezy-Holden3-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Breezy-Holden3-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Breezy-Holden3-1536x863.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Breezy-Holden3-481x270.png 481w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Breezy-Holden3.png 1811w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>An excellent examination of the difficulties inherent in a cross-age, cross-cultural romance<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Breezy-Cross-Age-Romance.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Breezy-Cross-Age-Romance-1024x574.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-62040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Breezy-Cross-Age-Romance-1024x574.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Breezy-Cross-Age-Romance-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Breezy-Cross-Age-Romance-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Breezy-Cross-Age-Romance-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Breezy-Cross-Age-Romance-1536x861.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Breezy-Cross-Age-Romance-481x270.png 481w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Breezy-Cross-Age-Romance.png 1799w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s recommended as an unusual entry in Clint Eastwood&#8217;s impressive directorial oeuvre, and definitely worth a look.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0069822\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qwipster.net\/breezy.htm\">Qwipster Movie Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Why should a young girl like that love an old fart like me? I&#8217;d be a meal ticket for her, and nothing more.&#8221; Synopsis: A 17-year-old hippie named Breezy (Kay Lenz) falls in love with a divorced, middle-aged real estate broker (William Holden). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Clint Eastwood Films Counterculture Cross-Cultural Romance May-December Romance William Holden Films Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: It&#8217;s too bad this early Clint Eastwood film remains so obscure, because it &#8220;remains one of the&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1205\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1205"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1205\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62042,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1205\/revisions\/62042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}