Ep #21 - Kiss, Marry, Kill in the 60s: 1963
The Executioner (1963)
Cinema60 continues its series of Kiss, Marry, Kill, this time with a focus on the year 1963. As previously explained, it’s a variation on the ol’ FMK game, played year by year as we go through the decade. Bart and Jenna challenge each other to choose one film they love (“Marry”), one film they want to see (“Kiss”), and one film they hate (“Kill”) that was released in the year 1963.
By 1963, cinema is most definitely a world art form. Bart and Jenna go global with their choices this time around, showcasing six different movies from six different countries: Sweden, Czechoslovakia, Spain, India, the States and France. Their little trip around the world is fairly pleasant, with their two loves touted as must-see films, but ends in the slaughter of two sacred cows of cinema. What do they all have in common? Well, listen and find out!
The following films are discussed:
• Raven's End (1963)
Kvarteret Korpen
Directed by Bo Widerberg
Starring Thommy Berggren, Keve Hjelm, Emy Storm
• When the Cat Comes (1963)
Az prijde kocour
Directed by Vojtech Jasný
Starring Jan Werich, Emília Vásáryová, Vlastimil Brodský
• The Executioner (1963)
El verdugo
Directed by Luis García Berlanga
Starring Nino Manfredi, Emma Penella, José Isbert
• The Big City (1963)
Mahanagar
Directed by Satyajit Ray
Starring Leonardo Villar, Glória Menezes, Dionísio Azevedo
• It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Directed by Stanley Kramer
Starring Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Ethel Merman
• Contempt (1963)
Le mépris
Directed by Jean-Luc Godard
Starring Brigitte Bardot, Jack Palance, Michel Piccoli
