{"id":97775,"date":"2024-06-14T19:34:18","date_gmt":"2024-06-15T02:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=97775"},"modified":"2024-06-14T23:32:26","modified_gmt":"2024-06-15T06:32:26","slug":"that-cold-day-in-the-park-1969","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=97775","title":{"rendered":"That Cold Day in the Park (1969)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I saw you from my apartment; I&#8217;ve been watching you in the rain.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Poster-197x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-97777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Poster-197x300.png 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Poster-84x128.png 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Poster-177x270.png 177w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Poster.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a wealthy spinster (Sandy Dennis) invites a shivering young man (Michael Burns) she sees in the park over to her apartment, a bizarre relationship quickly ensues.\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>Michael Murphy Films<\/li>\n<li>Obsessive Love<\/li>\n<li>Psychological Horror Films<\/li>\n<li>Robert Altman Films<\/li>\n<li>Sandy Dennis Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nRobert Altman&#8217;s final early feature before his breakthrough success with <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=7489\"><em>M*A*S*H<\/em> (1970)<\/a> &#8212; after helming <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5793\"><em>The James Dean Story<\/em> (1957)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5413\"><em>The Delinquents<\/em> (1957)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=9581\"><em>Countdown<\/em> (1968)<\/a>, and quite a few TV episodes and industrial flicks &#8212; was this adaptation of an unpublished novel by Peter Miles, about a lonely woman whose concern for a bedraggled young man she sees outside her apartment window: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Umbrella.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Umbrella-1024x567.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"354\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-97782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Umbrella-1024x567.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Umbrella-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Umbrella-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Umbrella-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Umbrella-487x270.png 487w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Umbrella-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Umbrella.png 1292w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; turns into a most unusual series of events and circumstances. To the immense credit of the screenplay, we are kept on our toes throughout, sincerely wondering where in the world things will lead &#8212; and it&#8217;s most often not where we expected. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Burns-Blanket.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Burns-Blanket-1024x571.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"357\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-97790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Burns-Blanket-1024x571.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Burns-Blanket-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Burns-Blanket-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Burns-Blanket-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Burns-Blanket-484x270.png 484w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Burns-Blanket.png 1291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dennis seems perfectly content simply caring for Burns, not minding too much that he is completely mute; indeed, this provides the perfect opportunity to bare her soul. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Dennis-Smiling.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Dennis-Smiling-1024x569.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-97783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Dennis-Smiling-1024x569.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Dennis-Smiling-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Dennis-Smiling-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Dennis-Smiling-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Dennis-Smiling-486x270.png 486w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Dennis-Smiling-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Dennis-Smiling.png 1284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Horror-like elements are introduced from fairly early on (about 25 minutes in), when Dennis first locks Burns into his room: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Key.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Key-1024x564.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"353\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-97784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Key-1024x564.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Key-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Key-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Key-768x423.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Key-490x270.png 490w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Key.png 1282w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; though as soon as he easily slips outside the window, we breathe a sigh of relief for him. We quickly realize, however, that he is not at all what he seems &#8212; or what Dennis believes him to be. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-House.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-House-1024x562.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"351\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-97785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-House-1024x562.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-House-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-House-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-House-768x422.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-House-492x270.png 492w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-House.png 1289w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The mystery continues, as we&#8217;re introduced to Burns&#8217;s sister (Susanne Benton) and her boyfriend (John Garfield, Jr.), and learn why he was out there on that bench during that rainy, cold day. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Bed.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Bed-1024x570.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-97786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Bed-1024x570.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Bed-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Bed-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Bed-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Bed-485x270.png 485w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Bed-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Bed.png 1290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Suspense continues, and Altman&#8217;s confident hand with his camera and actors ensures we are kept engaged &#8212; up until the disappointing final five minutes or so. Watch for Michael Murphy in a bit part as a man who helps Dennis procure services in a seedy area of town: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Murphy2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Murphy2-1024x568.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"355\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-97788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Murphy2-1024x568.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Murphy2-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Murphy2-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Murphy2-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Murphy2-487x270.png 487w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Murphy2-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Murphy2.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and Luana Anders &#8212; from <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=34902\"><em>Dementia 13<\/em><\/a> (1963) &#8212; as a prostitute. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sandy Dennis as Frances<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Dennis.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Dennis-1024x567.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"354\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-97778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Dennis-1024x567.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Dennis-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Dennis-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Dennis-768x425.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Dennis-488x270.png 488w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Dennis-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Day-Dennis.png 1290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Laszlo Kovacs&#8217; cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Tie-Eyes.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Tie-Eyes-1024x570.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-97779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Tie-Eyes-1024x570.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Tie-Eyes-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Tie-Eyes-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Tie-Eyes-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Tie-Eyes-485x270.png 485w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Tie-Eyes-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/That-Cold-Tie-Eyes.png 1289w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s strongly recommended for one-time viewing. 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\/tt0065086\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/that-cold-day-in-the-park\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=4581\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s4098cold.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I saw you from my apartment; I&#8217;ve been watching you in the rain.&#8221; Synopsis: When a wealthy spinster (Sandy Dennis) invites a shivering young man (Michael Burns) she sees in the park over to her apartment, a bizarre relationship quickly ensues. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Michael Murphy Films Obsessive Love Psychological Horror Films Robert Altman Films Sandy Dennis Films Review: Robert Altman&#8217;s final early feature before his breakthrough success with M*A*S*H (1970) &#8212; after helming The James Dean Story&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=97775\"> 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-97775","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\/97775","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=97775"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97775\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97830,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97775\/revisions\/97830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=97775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=97775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=97775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}