May 10th  
Alfie***      
(GB 1965)                                                           

Sexual misadventures of a common London lothario.
Cleverly made 60s comedy (although sometimes amateurishly photographed) which really plays better as drama and seems horribly dated by today's standards. It captures and satirizes perfectly the generation of bragging masculinity (significantly Alfie has no family background of his own), with innovative touches including Brechtian opening and closing credits, and Caine's constant and often insufferable monologues to camera. This defining role was his calling card to Hollywood.

Written by: Bill Naughton, from his play.
Producer/Director: Lewis Gilbert.
Starring: Michael Caine, Julia Foster, Millicent Martin, Shelley Winters, Jane Asher, Eleanor Bron, Shirley Anne Field, Vivien Merchant, Alfie Bass, Graham Stark, Denholm Elliott.
Photography: Otto Heller.
Music: Sonny Rollins (title song sung by Cher).