Alfie, the philosopher with love
| Movie | |
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| German title | Alfie, the philosopher with love |
| Original title | Alfie Darling |
| Country of production | United Kingdom |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1975 |
| length | 96 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Ken Hughes |
| script | Ken Hughes |
| production | Dugald Rankin |
| music | Alan Price |
| camera | Ousama Rawi |
| cut | John Trumper |
| occupation | |
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Alfie, the love-mad ladyboy (original title: Alfie Darling ) is a British film by director Ken Hughes from 1975, and the sequel to The seducer sends greetings .
action
After the events from The Seducer sends greetings , especially the separation from his friends Annie, Lily and Ruby, Alfie now works as a truck driver and commutes between England and France . Still not a child of sadness , he is interrupted by a customs officer at the French border while having sex with a hitchhiker who wants to check the car. When he arrived at his destination, he saw a woman in a sports car who immediately took it to him. However, he cannot follow her and first consoles himself with a waitress with whom he is staying overnight. He disappears just in time before her husband returns home for the night.
Alfie finally manages to find the mysterious woman in the sports car; it is the magazine editor Abby. He woos her for some time without success; When she finally gives in to him and the act of love is supposed to come, he suffers an erectile dysfunction and pulls away angrily. As a result, he throws himself into one-night stands to suppress his shame, but gets into trouble with a horned husband. Ultimately, however, he realizes that all he really wants is Abby.
Alfie finally apologizes to Abby for his behavior, confesses his love for her and proposes marriage to her . Abby agrees, but has to travel for a day for professional reasons . Both of them decide to go to the altar immediately after their return at the airport . The next day, Alfie is waiting for Abby at the airport. When he learns that the plane has crashed and that there are no survivors, he drives to the crash site and mourns.
production
As with The seducer sends greetings , the novel is based on Bill Naughton . Compared to its predecessor, which was made a decade earlier, there were changes both in front of and behind the camera. The title role of Alfie takes over here Alan Price from Michael Caine , Ken Hughes staged instead of Lewis Gilbert . Jill Townsend won the Evening Standard British Film Award for Most Promising Young Talent for her portrayal of Abby Summers .
Alfie, the maddening ladyboy hunter , did not receive a theatrical release in Germany; it premiered in 1989 on RTL Television .
criticism
"Superficial love story in continuation of" The seducer lets greet you beautifully "(1965); disappointing staging and acting. "
Web links
- Alfie, who love great womanizer in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alfie, the philosopher with love. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed November 26, 2019 .