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“The Italian Job” The charm of young Michael Caine explodes! Exciting car action that dashed through the end of the 1960s
2022.07.22
“The Italian Job” synopsis
Great British thieves plan to enter Turin, Italy and steal gold bullion being transported. An Alfa Romeo belonging to the Italian police and three mini cars loaded with stolen gold drive through the streets of Turin.
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Michael Caine, the face of the 60s
In every age group, there are people who are suitable to be the ``face of the times.'' If we were to take the 1960s, the period of glamorous British culture known as the "Swinging 60's," as an example, movie actor Michael Caine could be said to be an important figure, along with The Beatles, Twiggy, Marie Quant, and others. Dew.
This was a fertile era in which the post-war baby boom generation became the leaders of culture, and a wide variety of cultures such as fashion, music, and movies flourished, centered in London. Young people overcame their parents' old values and class consciousness, expanded their dreams as they wanted, and exploded their sensibilities and talents.
Michael Caine also came from a working-class background, but rose through the ranks with his Cockney accent, clean and glamorous appearance, and his versatile acting skills and aura.
In particular, his work in `` International Intelligence Bureau '' (65) made an impression on his unique presence. The legendary character of "Harry Palmer" embodies two sides of the same coin as James Bond, an icon of the time. Wearing his trademark black-rimmed glasses, he always responds to his boss's lectures with sarcasm and complaints, and he has no sense of elitism at all. However, for some reason, he has an innate sense of intuition that allows him to just barely get through any kind of crisis. Kane's humanity was so striking that he quickly became a force to be reckoned with in the film industry.
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Another hit film that Caine left during this period was `` Alfie '' (1966), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. In this movie, he plays a playboy who has many love affairs based on his emotions, as if embodying the ``sexual liberation'' characteristic of the 1960s. One more person leaves him, and in the end he is driven into a feeling of loneliness, as if he is left alone.
Somehow, this seems to suggest that our glorious times will never last forever, and the fact that he chose these works as his starring role in the mid-1960s shows the depth of Kane as a person. can be seen.
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