An unrepentant ladies' man gradually begins to understand the consequences of his lifestyle.An unrepentant ladies' man gradually begins to understand the consequences of his lifestyle.An unrepentant ladies' man gradually begins to understand the consequences of his lifestyle.
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Del Baker
- Man in Pubas Man in Pub
- (uncredited)
Ann Barrass
- Girl in Streetas Girl in Street
- (uncredited)
Peter Brayham
- Man in Pubas Man in Pub
- (uncredited)
For Alfie, the only real life is sex life. Only then, can he kid himself he is living. Sex is not used as the working-class boy's way to "the top". Executive status has no appeal for Alfie. Nor has class mobility. He is quite content to stay where he is, as long as the "birds" are in "beautiful condition", as he assures us they are in one of the candid, over-the-shoulder asides to the camera which this movie carries over from Tom Jones (1963). This movie shows how much of the "swinging 60s" quality of London life was a male creation, and through the dominance of the fashion photographers, a male prerogative. —alfiehitchie
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A tragic social mocumentry
Alfie is a difficult film to come to terms with as it is most definately not what it seems. Its at its most base level is a movie about an arrogant womanising Jack the Lad, whose only virtue is his rogueism. However In my opinion it is an educated, witty, and ironic journey through the male ego during the sixties/seventies. Alfie is a tragic coming of age.
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- jimchad27
- Nov 9, 1999
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