A Face in the Crowd (1957)
A Face in the Crowd (1957) – 9/10
Director: Elia Kazan Cast: Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal, Walter Matthau, Anthony Franciosa
Very different movie. It starts differently too, in prison. And the sheriff can release someone so easily. Those old years are always interesting to watch.
I am watching it for Walter Matthau, despite his side role, by the way, but everyone gives great performances. It is also interesting to see a time when television was still new and not yet everywhere.
He marries, then comes back and can speak to her again.
He is really like the first influencer, long before the digital age.
Walter is a desperate, almost platonic lover.
I could not get one line at first. Marcia says, “I created a face in the crowd.” Now I think she means she turned an ordinary unknown man into a famous public figure. She created his image and gave him that power.
I also wondered how power poisoned him so fast. At first he was helping a homeless woman, but later fame and influence completely changed him.
In the end, he did not kill himself. It was possible.
And we can see the atmosphere of those years, like the many Black waiters and similar social details.
Andy Griffith gives a great performance. I remember him from some other movies, but I could not find which ones.
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