{"id":1757,"date":"2006-11-16T13:23:17","date_gmt":"2006-11-16T20:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1757"},"modified":"2021-01-18T09:42:42","modified_gmt":"2021-01-18T16:42:42","slug":"charly-1968","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1757","title":{"rendered":"Charly (1968)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;My name is Charly Gordon, and I live in a room, and I got no sister and no dog, and I am stupid!&#8221; <\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Charly-POster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Charly-POster-250x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-64162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Charly-POster-250x300.png 250w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Charly-POster-854x1024.png 854w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Charly-POster-107x128.png 107w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Charly-POster-768x921.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Charly-POster-225x270.png 225w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Charly-POster.png 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nCharly (Cliff Robertson), a mentally retarded bakery worker, undergoes an experiment in &#8220;intelligence enhancement&#8221;, and quickly becomes a genius &#8212; but the results are temporary&#8211;\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Character Arc<\/li>\n<li>Claire Bloom Films<\/li>\n<li>Cliff Robertson Films<\/li>\n<li>Mentally Retarded<\/li>\n<li>Romance<\/li>\n<li>Science Fiction<\/li>\n<li>Scientists<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis &#8220;sometimes touching, sometimes soppy&#8221; sleeper doesn&#8217;t quite live up to the power of its source material &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flowers_for_Algernon\">Daniel Keyes&#8217; Hugo Award winning novella, <em>Flowers for Algernon<\/em><\/a> &#8212; yet remains a fascinating and provocative cautionary tale on the ethics of scientific experimentation. As Peary notes, Robertson does an excellent job in a difficult role, showing &#8220;that Charly is more lovable when retarded than when he is a genius,&#8221; yet making us realize the tragedy of Charly&#8217;s eventual regression. Claire Bloom as Charly&#8217;s case worker is lovely as always, and their brief romance is both touching and sad. You&#8217;re guaranteed to feel a lump in your throat by the end of this inevitably disastrous and heartbreaking story.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cliff Robertson&#8217;s sensitive, multi-faceted portrayal as Charly<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Charly-Robertson.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Charly-Robertson.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Charly-Robertson.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Charly-Robertson-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Charly-Robertson-128x58.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Charly-Robertson-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Charly-Robertson-600x270.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Claire Bloom as Charly&#8217;s case worker and love interest<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Charly-Claire-Bloom.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Charly-Claire-Bloom.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Charly-Claire-Bloom.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Charly-Claire-Bloom-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Charly-Claire-Bloom-128x58.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Charly-Claire-Bloom-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Charly-Claire-Bloom-600x270.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes. While opinions vary on the ultimate success of this screen adaptation (see links below), it remains must-see viewing due to Robertson&#8217;s heartfelt, Oscar-winning performance. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Noteworthy Performance(s)<\/li>\n<li>Oscar Winner or Nominee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0062794\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/charly-1968\">Roger Ebert&#8217;s Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1968\/09\/24\/archives\/the-screencliff-robertson-in-title-role-of-charly.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moria.co.nz\/sf\/charly.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;My name is Charly Gordon, and I live in a room, and I got no sister and no dog, and I am stupid!&#8221; Synopsis: Charly (Cliff Robertson), a mentally retarded bakery worker, undergoes an experiment in &#8220;intelligence enhancement&#8221;, and quickly becomes a genius &#8212; but the results are temporary&#8211; Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Character Arc Claire Bloom Films Cliff Robertson Films Mentally Retarded Romance Science Fiction Scientists Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: This &#8220;sometimes touching, sometimes soppy&#8221; sleeper doesn&#8217;t quite&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1757\"> 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-1757","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\/1757","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=1757"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1757\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64166,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1757\/revisions\/64166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}