{"id":84194,"date":"2022-05-17T23:32:22","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T06:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=84194"},"modified":"2022-07-02T17:13:24","modified_gmt":"2022-07-03T00:13:24","slug":"goodbye-columbus-1969","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=84194","title":{"rendered":"Goodbye, Columbus (1969)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;If I let you kiss me, would you stop being so nasty?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Goodbye-Columbus-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Goodbye-Columbus-Poster-198x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-84196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Goodbye-Columbus-Poster-198x300.png 198w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Goodbye-Columbus-Poster-85x128.png 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Goodbye-Columbus-Poster-178x270.png 178w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Goodbye-Columbus-Poster.png 545w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a library clerk (Richard Benjamin) falls in love with the pampered daughter (Ali MacGraw) of a plumbing store owner (Jack Klugman), their romance is tested by class differences.\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>Ali MacGraw Films<\/li>\n<li>Cross-Class Romance<\/li>\n<li>Richard Benjamin Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAli MacGraw made her starring debut in this well-received adaptation of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Goodbye,_Columbus#The_novella\">Phillip Roth&#8217;s novella of the same name<\/a> (his first published work). Unfortunately, those unfamiliar with Roth and\/or this book (like me) may struggle to understand what was so appealing to audiences at the time about this tale, other than perhaps the frank depiction of an inter-class romance between individuals from two socio-economically diverse mid-century Jewish households. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Goodbye-Columbus-Romance.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Goodbye-Columbus-Romance.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Goodbye-Columbus-Romance.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Goodbye-Columbus-Romance-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Goodbye-Columbus-Romance-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Goodbye-Columbus-Romance-486x270.png 486w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We see plenty of romantic montage sequences set to a jazzy score; watch MacGraw&#8217;s family casually mistreating their Black housemaid (Royce Wallace):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Goodbye-Columbus-Carlotta.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Goodbye-Columbus-Carlotta.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Goodbye-Columbus-Carlotta.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Goodbye-Columbus-Carlotta-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Goodbye-Columbus-Carlotta-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Goodbye-Columbus-Carlotta-486x270.png 486w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; see MacGraw&#8217;s younger sister Julie (Lori Shell) spoiled like crazy; observe how odd MacGraw&#8217;s soon-to-be-married brother Ron (Michael Meyers) is:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Goodbye-Columbus-Meyers.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Goodbye-Columbus-Meyers.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Goodbye-Columbus-Meyers.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Goodbye-Columbus-Meyers-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Goodbye-Columbus-Meyers-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Goodbye-Columbus-Meyers-486x270.png 486w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and get just a few glimpses of Benjamin&#8217;s chaotic lower-class life with his Aunt Gladys (Sylvia Strause). There&#8217;s not much else to it. This one is only must-see for fans of the book who are curious to see its (apparently quite faithful) transfer to the big screen. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Goodbye-Columbus-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Goodbye-Columbus-Still.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Goodbye-Columbus-Still.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Goodbye-Columbus-Still-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Goodbye-Columbus-Still-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Goodbye-Columbus-Still-486x270.png 486w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; skip this one. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0064381\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1969\/04\/04\/archives\/screen-a-vivid-goodbye-columbus.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;If I let you kiss me, would you stop being so nasty?&#8221; Synopsis: When a library clerk (Richard Benjamin) falls in love with the pampered daughter (Ali MacGraw) of a plumbing store owner (Jack Klugman), their romance is tested by class differences. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Ali MacGraw Films Cross-Class Romance Richard Benjamin Films Review: Ali MacGraw made her starring debut in this well-received adaptation of Phillip Roth&#8217;s novella of the same name (his first published work). 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