Ep #40 - Kiss, Marry, Kill in the 60s: 1965
Cinema60 continues its series of Kiss, Marry, Kill, this time with a focus on the year 1965. 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 1965.
Having finally made it to the middle of the decade, Bart and Jenna celebrate by tempting fate, railing against “normals,” smashing the established film canon, and pointing out how horny every movie is. Bart also manages to name check Repo Man, The Coca-Cola Kid, and Sheena: Queen of the Jungle, even though Jenna reminds him that there’s no decade of movies she cares about less than the ‘80s. But mostly they chat about how there’s a real surplus of great films that came out in 1965 (and at least a couple stinkers).
The following films are discussed:
• Man Is Not a Bird (1965)
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Directed by Dusan Makavejev
Starring Milena Dravic, Janez Vrhovec, Eva Ras
• Waqt (1965)
Directed by Yash Chopra
Starring Sunil Dutt, Sadhana, Raaj Kumar
• Rapture (1965)
Directed by John Guillermin
Starring Melvyn Douglas, Patricia Gozzi, Dean Stockwell
• Fists in the Pocket (1965)
I pugni in tasca
Directed by Marco Bellocchio
Starring Lou Castel, Paola Pitagora, Marino Masé
• What's New Pussycat? (1965)
Directed by Clive Donner
Starring Peter Sellers, Peter O'Toole, Romy Schneider
• Run Home, Slow (1965)
Directed by Ted Brenner
Starring Mercedes McCambridge, Linda Gaye Scott, Allen Richards