{"id":97118,"date":"2024-05-27T18:26:48","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T01:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=97118"},"modified":"2024-05-27T18:41:25","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T01:41:25","slug":"charlie-bubbles-1968","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=97118","title":{"rendered":"Charlie Bubbles (1968)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;What <i>do<\/i> you do all day?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Poster-212x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-97119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Poster-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Poster-723x1024.png 723w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Poster-90x128.png 90w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Poster-768x1087.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Poster-191x270.png 191w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Poster.png 775w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA hugely successful writer (Albert Finney) living and working in London travels with his secretary (Liza Minnelli) to his hometown of Manchester, where he visits his ex-wife (Billie Whitelaw) and child (Timothy Garland).\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>Albert Finney Films<\/li>\n<li>Liza Minnelli Films<\/li>\n<li>Writers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAlbert Finney&#8217;s sole directorial outing was this highly personal film &#8212; scripted by Shelagh Delaney &#8212; about the downsides of fame. As the movie opens, we see Charlie (Finney) talking about taxes and money in a high-brow restaurant, where he encounters an old friend (Colin Blakely) who brings out the child in him. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Food.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Food.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1292\" height=\"686\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Food.png 1292w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Food-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Food-1024x544.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Food-128x68.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Food-768x408.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Food-509x270.png 509w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1292px) 100vw, 1292px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, this is the most carefree we see Charlie throughout the entire film; after getting drunk with Blakely at a working men&#8217;s pub, he returns home to his glacially austere residence, with surveillance cameras set up in every room: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Monitors-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Monitors-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1294\" height=\"688\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Monitors-1.png 1294w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Monitors-1-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Monitors-1-1024x544.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Monitors-1-128x68.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Monitors-1-768x408.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Monitors-1-508x270.png 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1294px) 100vw, 1294px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and a young secretary (Minnelli) eager to do anything and everything for and with him. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Minnelli.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Minnelli.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1291\" height=\"688\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Minnelli.png 1291w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Minnelli-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Minnelli-1024x546.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Minnelli-128x68.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Minnelli-768x409.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Minnelli-507x270.png 507w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1291px) 100vw, 1291px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, Charlie is clearly both exhausted and unhappy, to the point where even a beautiful young assistant can&#8217;t meet his needs. A road trip to visit with his son results in an awkward outing to a soccer game: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Football-Game.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Football-Game.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1292\" height=\"680\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Football-Game.png 1292w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Football-Game-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Football-Game-1024x539.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Football-Game-128x67.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Football-Game-768x404.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Football-Game-513x270.png 513w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1292px) 100vw, 1292px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and his ex-wife seems equally miserable, raising chickens and making awful organic food from scratch while smoking non-stop. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Smoking.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Smoking.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1298\" height=\"696\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Smoking.png 1298w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Smoking-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Smoking-1024x549.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Smoking-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Smoking-768x412.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Smoking-504x270.png 504w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1298px) 100vw, 1298px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The paparazzi won&#8217;t leave Charlie alone, either. What&#8217;s a poor rich man to do? Well, the film&#8217;s final scene provides one convenient option, though it can&#8217;t last for long. <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s easy to see why Finney gravitated towards this material &#8212; surely it mirrored many of his own sentiments and experiences &#8212; though it doesn&#8217;t leave the viewer with a particularly satisfying feeling, other than to be grateful for a lack of fame and fortune in our own lives.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Peter Suschitzky&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Tunnel.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Tunnel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1294\" height=\"704\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Tunnel.png 1294w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Tunnel-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Tunnel-1024x557.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Tunnel-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Tunnel-768x418.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Bubbles-Tunnel-496x270.png 496w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1294px) 100vw, 1294px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s worth a one-time look. 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\/tt0062792\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1968\/02\/12\/archives\/screen-the-quietly-desperate-world-of-charlie-bubbles-famous.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=3285&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/charlie-bubbles-1\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;What do you do all day?&#8221; Synopsis: A hugely successful writer (Albert Finney) living and working in London travels with his secretary (Liza Minnelli) to his hometown of Manchester, where he visits his ex-wife (Billie Whitelaw) and child (Timothy Garland). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Albert Finney Films Liza Minnelli Films Writers Review: Albert Finney&#8217;s sole directorial outing was this highly personal film &#8212; scripted by Shelagh Delaney &#8212; about the downsides of fame. As the movie opens, we see&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=97118\"> 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-97118","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\/97118","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=97118"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97139,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97118\/revisions\/97139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=97118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=97118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=97118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}