The best man starts off with all the promise of being a biting political satire minus the humor. Nothing, but one of the must see american films of the 60s. Project muse the politics and poetics of black film. See the article in its original context from december 20, 1964, section sm, page 14 buy reprints. A landmark independent film, nothing but a man is the first dramatic story featuring a largely black cast created for an integrated audience the. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. With ivan dixon, abbey lincoln, julius harris, gloria foster.
German translation of nothing the official collins englishgerman dictionary online. Nothing but a man 1964 flickers in timeflickers in time. Aug 09, 2011 a landmark independent film, nothing but a man is the first dramatic story featuring a largely black cast created for an integrated audience the work of black filmmakers such as oscar micheaux. Nothing but a man 1964 plot summary 2 a black man and his schoolteacher wife face discriminatory challenges in 1960s america. The independently made 1964 film nothing but a man is one of a handful of films whose production coincided with the civil rights insurgency and benefited from input from activists. He traveled down to the american south to see how people of color were being treated. A landmark independent film, nothing but a man is the first dramatic story featuring a largely black cast created for an integrated audience the work of black filmmakers such as oscar micheaux. Sep 26, 20 t his rerelease of the 1964 film nothing but a man, the pioneering drama about africanamerican life, is an enormous pleasure.
Nothing but a man was released in 1964, directed and written by michael roemer, a jewish man who fled germany after the night of broken glass, which took place in 1938 and was called kristallnacht, just as the jews were getting set up to be killed. Nothing but a man, originally released in 1964, set out to do something rarely before seen in american cinema portray multidimensional, complex black characters. Sign in sign up login with facebook login with twitter. Nothing but a man nothing but a man1964 in 1964 nothing.
The film tells the story of duff anderson, an africanamerican railroad worker in the early 1960s who tries to maintain his respect in a racist small town near. Nothing but a man 1964 nothing but a man 1964 user. Read the full synopsis of nothing but a man, 1964, directed by michael roemer, with ivan dixon, abbey lincoln, gloria foster, at turner classic movies. Civil rights, labor, and sexual politics on screen in. For roughly its first half hour, michael roemers 1964 film nothing but a man newly available on dvd for the first time fully lives up to its reputation as a classic, conceptually. Civil rights, labor, and sexual politics on screen in nothing. This movie takes place in a very rural region in the deep south. Nothing but a man and killer of sheep choose to move beyond the state of affairs and their current 1964 and 1977 state of mind and lead the spectator on the continuation of a struggle. A lthough he only made two fiction features, filmmaker michael roemer benefited greatly from an early 90s rediscovery, thanks to the fortuitous unearthing of a movie he made in 1969, the plot against harry, a wry, dry comedy starring martin priest. This is a list of films that deal with the topic of race or racism. It was shot in 1964 at the height of the civil rights movement by two jewish. Two potato 1964, bernie hamilton, barbara barrie, robert earl jones. More babies were born in 1964 than in any other year in postwar german history. The best man is a 1964 american political drama film directed by franklin j.
Although director michael roemer and cinematographer robert m. Born in birmingham, duff anderson, the father of a male toddler, who lives with a. He marries josie, much to the dislike of her preacher father, and they both relocate to live in their own house and duff lands a job in a mill and tries to unionize the workers. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Nothing but a man 1964 movies, tv, celebs, and more. Here you can browse and download movies and tv series. Germanjewish michael roemer escaped the nazis as an. Nothing but a man is an american 1970 novelization by jim thompson based on the film nothing but a man 1964 plot.
Set at a fictional presidential nomination convention in 1964, henry fonda plays william russell, an idealized version of the model. Leonard parker, helen williams and ivan dixon in nothing but a man 1964. Written and directed by two white men and performed by an allblack cast, nothing but a man michael roemer, 1964 tells the story of a drifter turned family man who struggles with the pressures of smalltown life and the limitations placed on him and his community in the deep south, an area long fraught with racism. Browse through girls in your area right now who want to fuck, cheat and be discrete. Nothing but a man is the first dramatic story featuring a largely black cast created for an integrated audience the work of black filmmakers such as oscar micheaux was intended for audiences who. Duff anderson moves to a small town to work on the railroad. Rent nothing but a man 1964 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Young, who shared credit for the screenplay, set out to make a film about black life in the deep south during the early 1960s civil rights movement, they wisely decided to concentrate on a personal story. Nothing but a man is a 1964 american independent drama film starring ivan dixon and abbey lincoln, and directed by michael roemer, who also cowrote the film with robert m. But roemer, a son of a german jews, was more interested in how. Nothing but a man richard brody on michael roemers nothing but a man 1964. Episodic in structure and told in smartly economical fashion marvel at the way roemer coolly dispatches wedding and funeral scenes in three brusquely unsentimental shots each, nothing but a man is undeniably gritty in tone, but compassionate and attuned to the complexities of everyday life. A black man and his schoolteacher wife face discriminatory.
Sep 11, 20 why nothing but a man is the one film you should see this week duration. T his rerelease of the 1964 film nothing but a man, the pioneering drama about africanamerican life, is an enormous pleasure. See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer. Ivan dixon gives one of the best performances of his career as the lead character of. Nothing but a man is a 1964 american independent drama film starring ivan dixon and abbey. German translation of nothing collins englishgerman. Favorites of 1960s im sure many viewers over the years have been surprised by the fact that nothing but a man not only wasnt made by an african american but it was actually cowritten, coproduced, and directed by a germanborn jewish filmmaker michael roemer who had little prior experience of the american south. The jewish director took what he experienced in nazi germany and, when visiting alabama, saw where he could tell.
The film title is followed by country and year of release. Director michael roemer on his seminal 60s drama nothing. Born in birmingham, duff anderson, the father of a male toddler, who lives with a nanny, relocates to a small town to work on the railroad. Nothing but a man 1964 was cowritten and directed by michael roemer. Nothing but a man 1964 in 1964, nothing but a man won the san giorgio prize at the venice film festival, awarded to films considered especially important for the progress of civilization. Great balls of fire live at the starclub, hamburg, germany. This 1964 cinematic masterpiece presents the portrait of an imperfect man traversing the difficult terrain of his relationship with the woman who. Being jewish and raised in nazi germany, its safe to say roemer knew a thing or two about injustice. Since its release in 1964, it has been cited as one of the first and best of a new era of films about african americans, but even at the time its release was spotty, and today there are few people who have seen it.
Nothing but a man nr by hal hinson washington post staff writer july 10, 1993 it may be that the best film to come out so far in 1993 was actually made in 1964. Nothing but the best 1964 directed by clive donner. Watch the front row nothing but a man the new yorker. Michael roemer was born on january 1, 1928 in berlin, germany. This is from the film nothing but a man, i experienced this all the time, it does not matter if you are a college grad. As it goes on it looks like its going to draw blood, but by the end youre drenched in saliva from.
Ivan dixon gives one of the best performances of his career as the lead character of duff. The humiliation of a black man who settles in the south and finds himself reduced to being less than human by community pressure, but fights against it. Xan brooks explains why nothing but a man is the one film you should see this week. The other man is a british television drama written by giles cooper and directed by gordon flemyng, starring michael caine, sian phillips and john thaw. I became engrossed with nothing but a man recently, which is the story of a young, black man in alabama of the 1960s and his journey in becoming a strong and responsible husband and father. Michael roemer born january 1, 1928 is a film director, producer and writer. One response to nothing but a man 1964 rosana says. Over 100,000 german translations of english words and phrases. A noted landmark of independent cinema, the significance of nothing but a man stretches far beyond its groundbreaking production history. Starring henry fonda, cliff robertson, and lee tracy, the film details the seamy political maneuverings behind the nomination of a presidential candidate. This is a delicate distinction but one that may explain this difference.
A poetrywriting newspaper man, fifths of whisky downed in a few hours, women who fall in love easily and quickly, and murder. The performances are so fresh and natural yet so subtle and. Director michael roemer on his seminal 60s drama nothing but. Finding someone who really gets you thousands of cheating girls ready for nothing but hot sex. Its enthusiastic reception at the festivals led to an agreement with a new york distributor and its theatrical release on christmas eve at the sutton.
He is a director and actor, known for nothing but a man 1964, the plot against harry 1989 and dying 1976. German words for nothing include nichts, nix, null, nichts, nix and rein gar nichts. Film loans from the library of congress august 2019 now see. Civil rights, labor, and sexual politics on screen in nothing but a man 1964, black camera, an international film journal, vol. It was filmed in the manhattan house of detention for men, otherwise known as the tombs the wutang clan sampled dialogue from the film for the song let my niggas live in 2000. Review with the recent midterm elections finally at an end, with all its lies and mudslinging, a film like the best man plays like a fresh drink of water cleansing the palate of all the distasteful rhetoric. Oct 01, 20 leonard parker, helen williams and ivan dixon in nothing but a man 1964. When he begins a tumultuous relationship with josie lincoln, he must reconcile his anger with maintaining their nurturing partnership. Discover what genre nothing but a man, 1964, directed by michael roemer, with ivan dixon, abbey lincoln, gloria foster, belongs at turner classic movies.
But given how sincere, sensitive, yet unsentimental the film is in. Restored by library of congress packard campus for audio visual. Photograph courtesy of bfi so it was with some relief that roemer was one day told to pack up and prepare to leave germany. The railroad workers hunting a rabbit in nothing but a man. Set against the stirrings of the civil rights movement and a rising wave of burgeoning black pride, nothing but a man tells the story of duff, a railroad section hand, who is forced to confront racial prejudice and selfdenial when he falls in love with josie, an educated preachers. Nothing but a man is a film more famous than familiar. His other film, 1964 s nothing but a man, is often compared by critics to the slicker, middleamericafriendly films sidney poitier was making. Frustrated by racial injustices that cost him work, duff dixon is resigned to rage. A proud black man and his schoolteacher wife face discriminatory challenges in 1960s america. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. An ambitious young man alan bates not only finds a way murder to move up the corporate ladder but also finds a way via a dapper drunk a brilliant denholm elliott to move up in class by eyeing his bosss harry andrews position and daughter the delicious millicent martin who also sings the title song.
Nothing but a man was first exhibited at the venice film festival in the fall of 1964 where it received two major awards and in new york city at the new york film festival later that fall. Candidate russell henry fonda and staff watch the first appearance of cliff robertson as senator cantwell, the main opponent for the presidential nomination, early in director franlkin schaffners the best man, 1964, from gore vidals play and screenplay. Rare and selected movies from all genres free download. Schaffner with a screenplay by gore vidal based on his play of the same title. In nothing but a man 1964, abbey lincoln left and ivan dixon play a. West germany 7 november 1967 tv premiere denmark 10 february 1970 tv premiere usa 4 june 1993 chicago, illinois usa 9 november 2012 new york film forum uk 27 september 20 rerelease.
Nothing but a man explores the courage it takes a black worker to challenge the. He has a look of samuel beckett about him and a slight german accent. Every performance, every emotion, every interaction is of such clarity and depth to make this masterpiece one of the rare films whose greatness can never be overstated. It was made by granada for the itv network, and broadcast on 7 september 1964. Director michael roemer on his seminal 60s drama nothing but a man. On a whim, i decided to reread some of my favorites. It starred heinz schubert, who played both adolf hitler and heinrich himmler.
Month for month a city the size of siegen came into the world. Smith abstract the independently made 1964 film nothing but a man is one of a handful of films whose production coincided with the civil rights insurgency and benefited from input from activists. Roemer had fled nazi germany as an 11yearold child on the kindertransports. If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support. Check out great balls of fire live at the starclub, hamburg, germany1964 by jerry lee lewis on amazon music. Movies torrent and tv series torrent download without any ads. The film tells the story of duff anderson, an africanamerican railroad worker in the early 1960s who tries to maintain his respect in a racist small town near birmingham, alabama, after he marries the local preacher. The strength of nothing but a man lies in its ability to tell a story that is both specific and universal. But there were no more reservations, we flooded the country. Unlike other wellintentioned films of the period, nothing but a man presents the main character as neither saint nor scoundrel, but as a complex man with human contradictions. A professor at yale university, he is the author of telling stories.
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