Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (Morgan!) (1966)
Average Rating: 7.3/10
Reviews Counted: 6
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 0
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Release Date: Apr 4, 1966 Wide
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A classic 1960's cult film in the British "angry young man" tradition, the hero of this film from Czech director Karel Reisz is more lunatic than agitator. Morgan Delt (David Warner) is an artist from a working class background, married to Leonie (Vanessa Redgrave), a woman far above him in social standing. Given to a rich fantasy life to begin with, Morgan goes off the mental deep end when Leonie informs him that she's asking for a divorce and taking up with art dealer Robert Stephens (Charles
Apr 4, 1966 Wide
Mar 29, 2005
Cinema V
Cast
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Vanessa Redgrave
Leonie Delt -
David Warner
Morgan Delt -
Robert Stephens
Charles Napier -
Irene Handl
Mrs. Delt -
Newton Blick
Mr. Henderson -
Bernard Bresslaw
Policeman -
Nan Munro
Mrs. Henderson -
Arthur Mullard
Wally -
Graham Crowden
Counsel -
Peter Collingwood
Extra -
John Rae
Judge -
Angus MacKay
Best Man -
Peter Cellier
2nd Counsel -
Robert Bridges
Extra -
John Garrie
Extra
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A cult fave from the 1960s.
Reisz' black comedy has not aged well, but it's a good capsule of its time, a combo of the angry mood of Look Back in Anger and the anarchic-nihilistic humor of Swinging London, which may explain why it was a campus favorite.
entertaining mayhem
Combines comedy, charm and a sense of something deeply disturbing in just about equal measure.
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- Morgan Delt: I saw my psychiatrist today, he said I was a suitable case for treatment.
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Much of the film's charm derives from the playful chemistry between Morgan and Leonie -- Leonie is resolved to drop him for her own good, but also can't hide her delight at his uninhibited, daredevil mischief. Redgrave perfectly captures these mixed feelings in her first major role, while also managing to be exquisitely sexy. Otherwise, Morgan's courtship hijinks -- typically involving him sabotaging the flat Leonie shares with her uptight new fiance Charles (Robert Stephens) -- are lots of fun. In one of the wildest scenes, Morgan rigs the apartment with loudspeakers to blast music and sound effects as the couple start to make love. "Morgan"'s New Wave affectations and washed-out, black-and-white cinematography are somewhat dated (it looks even older than it is), but this is one of the decade's great cult movies.