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Charly (1968)
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Charly (1967, USA, Ralph Nelson ...
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"I have often said that there is no era of filmmaking more dated than that of the late 60's. There literally are silent movies that I think seem more contemporary better than a lot of the films representing the counter culture movement. One of the geeky amusements I share as a film pseudo film scholar is reading contemporary accounts of the new 60's cinema, and reading critics drool over how incredibly "in touch" movies like Easy Rider or Bonnie and Clyde are with the real America, man. However, for every real artistic achievement from the period, like The Graduate or Midnight Cowboy, there are five overrated and sometimes laughable period pieces, such as Medium Cool, M*A*S*H, and Charly. Granted, there are problems with the movie that go beyond its now antiquated sty style. For one thing, it's based on a novel that I have never really liked even the idea of. I was required to read in high school and you probably were too- Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes. (Spoilers! Ending Rev ... "
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