{"id":96609,"date":"2024-05-12T23:15:08","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T06:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=96609"},"modified":"2024-05-13T11:12:32","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T18:12:32","slug":"whos-that-knocking-at-my-door-1967","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=96609","title":{"rendered":"Who&#8217;s That Knocking At My Door (1967)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;You know: there are girls, and then there are broads!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Poster2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Poster2-234x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-96613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Poster2-234x300.png 234w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Poster2-100x128.png 100w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Poster2-211x270.png 211w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Poster2.png 732w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen an Italian-American named J.R. (Harvey Keitel) learns that his new girlfriend (Zina Bethune) was violently assaulted by a former boyfriend, he is unsure how to respond.\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>Feminism and Women&#8217;s Issues<\/li>\n<li>Harvey Keitel Films<\/li>\n<li>Martin Scorsese Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nMartin Scorsese&#8217;s debut film has a bit of a complicated origin story, which bears mentioning right away. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0063803\/trivia\/?item=tr4527300&#038;ref_=ext_shr_lnk\">IMDb trivia<\/a>: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Originally, the movie was conceived as a short film about J.R. and his friends, titled &#8220;Bring on the Dancing Girls&#8221;, and filmed in 1965. In 1967, the romance plot with the Girl was filmed, and added to the earlier short film with the title &#8220;I Call First&#8221;. This version was the one premiered at the Chicago Film Festival, in November 1967. In 1968, exploitation distributor Joseph Brenner offered to buy and distribute the movie, with the condition to add a sex scene, which was shot by Martin Scorsese in Amsterdam. The film, with that new scene, was premiered in September 1968, with the title &#8220;Who&#8217;s That Knocking at My Door&#8221;, and is the version of the movie as we know it today.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite its cobbled together nature, every scene of the film was storyboarded, thus showcasing Scorsese&#8217;s nascent cinematic voice: he uses techniques such as double-exposure, extreme close-ups, unusual angles, flashbacks, slow motion, an eclectic soundtrack, and freeze frames.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Double-Exposure.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Double-Exposure-1024x572.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-96614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Double-Exposure-1024x572.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Double-Exposure-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Double-Exposure-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Double-Exposure-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Double-Exposure-483x270.png 483w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Double-Exposure.png 1292w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Violence.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Violence-1024x563.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-96625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Violence-1024x563.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Violence-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Violence-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Violence-768x422.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Violence-491x270.png 491w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Violence.png 1296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Indeed, Scorsese&#8217;s clear love (obsession) for film shows through in some portions of the semi-awkward screenplay, including when Keitel and Bethune &#8220;meet cute&#8221; over a French magazine and he grills her on whether she&#8217;s seen <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=72009\"><em>The Searchers<\/em><\/a> or not. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Meet-Cute.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Meet-Cute-1024x565.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"353\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-96619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Meet-Cute-1024x565.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Meet-Cute-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Meet-Cute-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Meet-Cute-768x423.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Meet-Cute-490x270.png 490w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Meet-Cute.png 1295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other instances are less direct, but will still be obvious to cinema fans &#8212; such as the rooftop scene when the couple discusses pigeons (hearkening, of course, to <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2971\"><em>On the Waterfront<\/em><\/a>, which similarly features a tentative romance between an Italian-American New Yorker and a lithe blonde).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Rooftop.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Rooftop-1024x571.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"357\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-96615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Rooftop-1024x571.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Rooftop-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Rooftop-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Rooftop-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Rooftop-484x270.png 484w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Rooftop.png 1294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Scorsese&#8217;s trademark machismo and violence are in full evidence &#8212; such as during a scene when J.R.&#8217;s friend forces him out of the car (then lets him back him), and a slo-mo sequence involving a gun being waved around at a party. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-that-Knocking-Guns.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-that-Knocking-Guns-1024x568.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"355\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-96616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-that-Knocking-Guns-1024x568.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-that-Knocking-Guns-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-that-Knocking-Guns-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-that-Knocking-Guns-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-that-Knocking-Guns-487x270.png 487w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-that-Knocking-Guns-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-that-Knocking-Guns.png 1294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Although she&#8217;s not given much dimensionality, we like Bethune&#8217;s character enough that it&#8217;s distressing to see how she&#8217;s treated after sharing her dark story; but to Scorsese&#8217;s credit, he doesn&#8217;t shy away from depicting exactly how such a scenario may have gone down in such a deeply (toxically) Catholic culture. While this film isn&#8217;t pleasant &#8212; and its amateur status is clear &#8212; it will probably be of interest to Scorsese fans. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Harvey Keitel as J.R.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Keitel2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Keitel2-1024x567.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"354\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-96618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Keitel2-1024x567.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Keitel2-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Keitel2-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Keitel2-768x425.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Keitel2-488x270.png 488w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Keitel2-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Keitel2.png 1294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Zita Bethune as the Girl<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Bethune2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Bethune2-1024x568.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"355\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-96617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Bethune2-1024x568.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Bethune2-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Bethune2-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Bethune2-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Bethune2-487x270.png 487w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Bethune2-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Bethune2.png 1294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Effective cin\u00e9ma v\u00e9rit\u00e9 cinematography, location shooting, and editing<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Hill.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Hill-1024x568.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"355\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-96630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Hill-1024x568.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Hill-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Hill-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Hill-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Hill-487x270.png 487w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Hill-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Whos-That-Knocking-Hill.png 1288w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though of course diehard Scorsese fans will for sure want to check it out. Listed as a Cult Movie in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0063803\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/whos-that-knocking-at-my-door\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/whos-that-knocking-at-my-door\/review\/2030344590\/\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;You know: there are girls, and then there are broads!&#8221; Synopsis: When an Italian-American named J.R. (Harvey Keitel) learns that his new girlfriend (Zina Bethune) was violently assaulted by a former boyfriend, he is unsure how to respond. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Feminism and Women&#8217;s Issues Harvey Keitel Films Martin Scorsese Films Review: Martin Scorsese&#8217;s debut film has a bit of a complicated origin story, which bears mentioning right away. According to IMDb trivia: Originally, the movie was conceived&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=96609\"> 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-96609","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\/96609","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=96609"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96609\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96640,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96609\/revisions\/96640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=96609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=96609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=96609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}