The enigmatic Albert Finney
Two early films from the career of Albert Finney receive excellent releases from Indicator. Finney’s Charlie Bubbles (1968) and Stephen Frears’ Gumshoe (1971) showcase the actor’s strengths and […]
Review: Charlie Bubbles (1968)
Director: Albert Finney
Cast: Albert Finney, Colin Blakely, Billie Whitelaw, Liza Minnelli, Timothy Garland,
Albert Finney
Colin Blakely
Billie Whitelaw
Liza Minnelli
Timothy Garland
Plot: Charlie Bubbles, a writer, up from the working class of Manchester, England, who, in the course of becoming prematurely rich and famous, has mislaid a writer's basic tool – the capacity to feel and to respond. Now he must visit his estranged wife and son, whom he has set up on a farm outside his native city. His journey accidentally becomes an attempt to reestablish his connections with life, people, and his own history.
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