{"id":76320,"date":"2021-09-21T13:26:14","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T20:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=76320"},"modified":"2021-09-26T19:00:01","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T02:00:01","slug":"accident-1967","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=76320","title":{"rendered":"Accident (1967)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;All aristocrats were made to be&#8230; killed.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Poster-201x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-76321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Poster-201x300.png 201w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Poster-686x1024.png 686w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Poster-86x128.png 86w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Poster-181x270.png 181w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Poster.png 751w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAn Oxford tutor (Dirk Bogarde) whose wealthy student (Michael York) is interested in a beautiful Austrian exchange student (Jacqueline Sassard) invites the two of them and his colleague (Stanley Baker) for a visit at his country home, where his pregnant wife (Vivien Merchant) is getting ready to give birth &#8212; but soon other romantic entanglements emerge, leading to tragedy.\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>Delphine Seyrig Films<\/li>\n<li>Dirk Bogarde Films<\/li>\n<li>Flashback Films<\/li>\n<li>Infidelity<\/li>\n<li>Joseph Losey Films<\/li>\n<li>Michael York Films<\/li>\n<li>Professors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAlong with uncredited work on <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=76367\"><em>Modesty Blaise<\/em> (1966)<\/a>, playwright\/author Harold Pinter collaborated with director Joseph Losey on three films: <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=76290\"><em>The Servant<\/em> (1963)<\/a>, <em>The Go-Between<\/em> (1971), and this award-winning adaptation of a novel by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nicholas_Mosley\">Nicholas Mosley<\/a>. Unfortunately, <em>Accident<\/em> is a disappointing film that doesn&#8217;t seem to have aged well: we&#8217;re never given a reason to care about these self-absorbed, privileged characters, who lack depth and aren&#8217;t interesting. The most sympathetic character is played by Merchant: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Merchant2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Merchant2-1024x609.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-76325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Merchant2-1024x609.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Merchant2-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Merchant2-128x76.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Merchant2-768x457.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Merchant2-1536x914.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Merchant2-454x270.png 454w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Merchant2.png 1719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; though her role is peripheral and she has little agency over matters given her advanced pregnancy. Mostly we&#8217;re forced to watch insecure middle-aged men lounging around, drinking too much, and treating infidelity as casually as stopping to fill up a tank of gas: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Men2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Men2-1024x613.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"383\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-76326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Men2-1024x613.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Men2-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Men2-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Men2-768x460.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Men2-1536x919.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Men2-451x270.png 451w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Men2.png 1709w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sassard, meanwhile, is merely a vapid beauty with no defining characteristics &#8212; or interests! or thoughts! &#8212; at all. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Sassard.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Sassard-1024x618.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"386\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-76327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Sassard-1024x618.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Sassard-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Sassard-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Sassard-768x463.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Sassard-1536x927.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Sassard-448x270.png 448w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Sassard.png 1709w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Delphine Seyrig shows up at one point for a small role, but we don&#8217;t like her character either, so&#8230; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Seyrig2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Seyrig2-1024x611.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"382\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-76328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Seyrig2-1024x611.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Seyrig2-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Seyrig2-128x76.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Seyrig2-768x458.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Seyrig2-1536x916.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Seyrig2-453x270.png 453w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Seyrig2.png 1709w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At least the sets and cinematography are beautiful to look at. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gerry Fisher&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Still-1024x618.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"386\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-76322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Still-1024x618.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Still-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Still-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Still-768x464.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Still-1536x927.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Still-447x270.png 447w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Still.png 1705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Window.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Window-1024x610.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-76330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Window-1024x610.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Window-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Window-128x76.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Window-768x457.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Window-1536x914.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Window-454x270.png 454w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Accident-Window.png 1705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; you can skip this one. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0061328\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s381accident.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=10274&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/accident\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;All aristocrats were made to be&#8230; killed.&#8221; Synopsis: An Oxford tutor (Dirk Bogarde) whose wealthy student (Michael York) is interested in a beautiful Austrian exchange student (Jacqueline Sassard) invites the two of them and his colleague (Stanley Baker) for a visit at his country home, where his pregnant wife (Vivien Merchant) is getting ready to give birth &#8212; but soon other romantic entanglements emerge, leading to tragedy. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Delphine Seyrig Films Dirk Bogarde Films Flashback Films&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=76320\"> 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-76320","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\/76320","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=76320"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76320\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76551,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76320\/revisions\/76551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=76320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=76320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=76320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}