1974 Directed by Martin Scorsese
After her husband dies, Alice and her son, Tommy, leave their small New Mexico town for California, where Alice hopes to make a new life for herself as a singer. Money problems force them to settle in Arizona instead, where Alice takes a job as waitress in a small diner.
艾丽丝不在这里, 再见爱丽斯, 艾丽丝不再住在这里, 엘리스는 이제 여기 살지 않는다, Alice non abita più qui
Ah yes, another gritty gangster flick from the one and only Martin Scorsese!!!
Scorsese is a damn good filmmaker. Obviously. This is not news. But I had always wished he would use his talents to tell a story about a character that his women fans could relate to. His sophomore work Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore was a thrill to discover, as I had no idea that he had in fact granted my wish way back in 1974.
Alice Hyatt is a woman trapped by the men around her. Her potential bosses, her late husband, her new boyfriend, her new new boyfriend, and even her 11-year-old son all hold a power over her, restricting her from achieving her dream of being a singer in Monterrey. Despite all this, Alice feels she can't live…
my heart!! a beautiful and brutal and hilarious small story about finding the least offensive abusive asshole in a world so full of them that a "smile sweetie" feels like a gift...dunno if scorsese meant this to be a sweet, quiet tragedy and i don't know that he understands women and their romantic motivations, but miraculously he understands motherhood...tommy telling a bad joke so long and nonsensical that it makes alice cry from exhaustion is real as hell...
Not trying to start shit but it is unbelievably obvious who has and hasn’t seen this when they pop off about Scorsese.
you know when you immediately love a movie but then it strikes that perfect chord and you cry the whole way through not necessarily because it's that sad but just cuz it touched you real good? that moment happened right when ellen burstyn got on the piano for her singing gig audition -- as if i wasn't already charmed and heartbroken by the way she outfit repeats her best green dress and puts a band-aid on her shoe instead of directly on her heel (!) because she hasn't broken them in yet. i also love her dynamic with her son ("life's short" / "so are you") and the moment she has a breakthrough with diane ladd.
35mm. Metrograph.
Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore is absolutely phenomenal. Honestly? One of the most underrated films out there. The rich screenplay, the intricate directing, the realistic feel, the way its shot, and the acting are all amazing. Scorsese captures many themes throughout the film but one I particularly noticed was struggle. Through the script, we get to see this character have a hard time and you feel everything she does. It can feel harsh, annoying, brutal, and overall its complex. I don’t know if it's because of the way Scorsese directed this or the script, but I’m pretty sure it's a mixture of both. I’m actually shocked at how much emotion bursts out of this because there isn’t much of a…
the fact that people talk about freaking Taxi Driver or The Departed over this is why i will always hate and love cinephile culture
From director Martin Scorsese, cinema’s premiere poet of violence and reverting male insecurity into brutality as recourse, came in 1974… this women’s picture?
Ellen Burstyn was on a string of successes, so when Warner Bros. head John Calley asked her what project she’d like to do and with what director, Burstyn only had one script in mind by Robert Getchell but no director. Francis Coppola recommended Marty as a director; Burstyn saw “Mean Streets” immediately, was impressed but it had no women in it. Marty came in wound-up and nervous for the studio meeting, and there Burstyn asked him what he knew about women? “Nothing, but I’d like to learn.”
Scorsese opens up with a homage to “The Wizard of…
loved this look at one woman's life in the southwest. getting out of the rhythms of life to enter a new chapter in life is a process and adventure, and scorsese depicts this undertaking wonderfully.
Whats the point ????? of watching a film that starts with a woman who’s fallen into society’s rythms for the worse, and later on the path of rediscovery she breaks down multiple times, cries too often, makes bad decisions, ends up delusional and broken down, salty, trapped in contrasting subplots, clings to people that represent the antithesis of her independence !!! What saves her in the end ? Thematically : sympathy from another struggling waitress ?? Practically : sympathy from a rich farmer with blue eyes and a flawless beard !! All that melodramatic mess and no catharsis !!! Oh please !! Awefull film.
“Don't be rude to your mother. She just bought you a cheeseburger.”
Alice is an absolute LEGEND. Everything she says in inspiring and empowering.
“Of course I’m unhappy!”
She never fakes anything. She’s unabashedly herself and hilarious. She laughs at her own jokes, doesn’t think she has to demean herself by showcasing her body, and talks so honestly with her friends and her son.
Another brilliant feature from Scorsese.
An engaging and melancholic drama with dry humour, good direction and a really bold opening. Kris Kristofferson undeniably cool, Ellen Burstyn gives a towering performance as Alice, Jodie Foster and Harvey Keitel are also fantastic. The soundtrack for this movie is incredible. The story itself is simple, but due to the direction, style and camerawork it remians thoroughly entertaining and engaging. Martin Scorsese can always suprise me with his versatility.
someone make this girlie famous already she's been trying until she was forced into a psych ward
It took me so long to watch this… I’d really like to finally see all of Scorsese’s early work. Incredible film! I still think that spanking was a little harsh… idk. He was a cowboy though. The kid was kind of crazy. I def wouldn’t never let my kid run around a restaurant like that. I guess he was a little much sometimes now that I think about it.
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