Mark Cella Knows Movies

Mark A. Cella is a well known film, restaurant, and lifestyle columnist for the San Jose Mercury newspaper. His columns are considered a must- read in the area, with dozens of known collectors and online traders of his fine insights into movies.

Today’s Review : Alfie

Released in 1966, and beautifully Directed by Lewis Gilbert and Starring a much younger Michael Caine, and the eternally compelling Shelly Winters. This “little charmer” of a film stars the transcendent Caine in his star making role as Alfie, an unapologetic bachelor on the “loose” who finally gets his comeuppance after hook ups with what seems like half of west London. A bit dated by today’s standards (as proven much later by Jude Law’s lackluster turn in the same role) and not exactly PC, the original still is brutally honest and asks the eternal question “What’s it all about?”