{"id":12967,"date":"2010-10-25T12:28:36","date_gmt":"2010-10-25T19:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=12967"},"modified":"2021-01-29T17:11:31","modified_gmt":"2021-01-30T00:11:31","slug":"landlord-the-1970","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=12967","title":{"rendered":"Landlord, The (1970)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I just don&#8217;t understand your sudden interest in <em>those<\/em> kind of people.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Landlord-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Landlord-Poster-211x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-66863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Landlord-Poster-211x300.png 211w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Landlord-Poster-722x1024.png 722w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Landlord-Poster-90x128.png 90w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Landlord-Poster-768x1090.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Landlord-Poster-190x270.png 190w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Landlord-Poster.png 793w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA wealthy white man (Beau Bridges) purchases a rundown tenement in Brooklyn, intending to convert it into a ritzy apartment &#8212; but soon he finds himself deeply enmeshed in the lives of his black tenants, and his plans begin to shift.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>African-Americans<\/li>\n<li>Beau Bridges Films<\/li>\n<li>Class Relations<\/li>\n<li>Coming of Age<\/li>\n<li>Cross-Cultural Romance<\/li>\n<li>Hal Ashby Films<\/li>\n<li>Lee Grant Films<\/li>\n<li>Race Relations<\/li>\n<li>Satires and Spoofs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nBefore being asked to helm the cult hit <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=12984\"><em>Harold and Maude<\/em> (1971)<\/a>, Hal Ashby made his directorial debut with this irreverent, hard-hitting satire about race and class relations in New York City. Centering on its titular protagonist&#8217;s belated &#8220;coming of age&#8221; at 29 years old (and his growing social consciousness), it boldly explores the tensions inherent in gentrification. Much like Bud Cort&#8217;s Harold, Bridges&#8217; Elgar Enders is a baby-faced, overly protected man-boy from a wealthy family who longs for independence from his domineering mother &#8212; played here by Lee Grant, giving a fearless performance as a bigoted shrew (she was rightfully nominated as Best Supporting Actress). Subplots involve Elgar&#8217;s romance with a light-skinned dancer (Marki Bey), and his drunken one-night-stand with a tenant (Diana Sands), which propels the film towards its increasingly dark denouement. While Ashby can&#8217;t quite seem to figure out the right tone for the film &#8212; it veers wildly from satire to drama and back again &#8212; he should be applauded for daring to tackle such challenging issues his first time behind the camera. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Beau Bridges as Elgar Enders<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/landlord-bridges2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/landlord-bridges2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12973\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Lee Grant as Elgar&#8217;s mom<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/landlord-grant.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/landlord-grant.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12971\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Diana Sands as Francine<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/landlord-sands.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/landlord-sands.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12977\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A refreshingly blunt look at racial tensions<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/landlord-racial-tensions.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/landlord-racial-tensions.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12972\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Creative editing<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/landlord-editing.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/landlord-editing.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12970\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s strongly recommended. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0065963\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/the-landlord-1970\">Roger Ebert&#8217;s Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/the-landlord\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I just don&#8217;t understand your sudden interest in those kind of people.&#8221; Synopsis: A wealthy white man (Beau Bridges) purchases a rundown tenement in Brooklyn, intending to convert it into a ritzy apartment &#8212; but soon he finds himself deeply enmeshed in the lives of his black tenants, and his plans begin to shift. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: African-Americans Beau Bridges Films Class Relations Coming of Age Cross-Cultural Romance Hal Ashby Films Lee Grant Films Race Relations Satires and&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=12967\"> 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":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12967","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=12967"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12967\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66864,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12967\/revisions\/66864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}