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Morgan!

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Volatile artist Morgan Delt (David Warner) returns to London after having been institutionalized, hoping to reconcile with his wife, Leonie (Vanessa Redgrave). When he learns she is leaving him for art dealer Charles Napier (Robert Stephens), Morgan is determined to win her back. While stalking Leonie, Morgan becomes obsessed with Marxism and gorillas. In his new monkey costume, the artist begins a campaign of harassment against Leonie and Charles.

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Pauline Kael The New Republic I think Morgan! is so appealing to college students because it shares their self-view: they accept this mess of cute infantilism and obsessions ‘and aberrations without expecting the writer and director to straighten it out or resolve it. Sep 19, 2023 Full Review TIME Magazine Director Reisz sustains the free-flowing tone with cinematic stunt work. Mar 14, 2016 Full Review Variety Staff Variety Instead of providing the subtle, gradually disintegrating character of Morgan, Reisz dwells on the comedic aspects of each prank, cunningly milked for maximum yaks, in the process ceding any hope of the observer taking Morgan seriously. Jul 6, 2010 Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com ...there's always something going on here, and the politics are often confounding... Rated: 3/5 Feb 24, 2021 Full Review Dwight MacDonald Esquire Magazine If Morgan! is supposed to be a comedy, and certain desperate attempts at slapstick suggest maybe it is, then I was not amused. Aug 14, 2019 Full Review Wendy Michener Maclean's Magazine Karel Reisz's madcap comedy is so funny it hurts. Jun 27, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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steve d A deeply unfunny affair. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Could not stop laughing. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Interesting take on someone with a mental illness & obsession with a woman who sometimes encourages him. The filmmaking is a fun and expressive interpretation of 2 personalities who are playing a game which may and/or may not read as cruel to modern audiences. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member A classic from the 60s that I saw in my early 20s as a college student and never forgot. Most memorable juxtaposing of "psychotic" delusional visions over an even more mad "outer" world. Who were the real "crazies" in Morgan's world? ;-) And hilarious to boot. Just a terrific film that got David Warner on the radar and Redgrave an Oscar nod. Wonderful metaphors, too, for hallucinatory states of the mentally challenged, communist solidarity replacing the church for the poor English working class and the sad desperation of the helplessly jilted. All well folded together by Karel Reisz. Really good stuff. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Terrifically oddball British New Wave comedy/drama about artist David Warner slowly losing his mind and going off the deep end when his wife, Vanessa Redgrave, plans to divorce him. There's a bit of Walter Mitty in Warner's character, but the comedy is much darker as it's clear that Warner is also losing his mind. The film seemed to start a bit slow for me, but once I got into it, I was really into it! The film is truly hilarious in parts and truly poignant in others. The gorilla suit scenes near the end were my favorite. Not a film for all tastes, but if this is your sort of thing, you're in for a treat. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review s r Interesting, but ridiculous. Redgrave is beautiful. Warner is mad. It was a counter culture type film that i did not especially enjoy. Especially the fascination with gorillas. I was glad that they included Karl Marx in it. One thing they seem to not understand, if no one sees their great acts, it's as if they never happened. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Volatile artist Morgan Delt (David Warner) returns to London after having been institutionalized, hoping to reconcile with his wife, Leonie (Vanessa Redgrave). When he learns she is leaving him for art dealer Charles Napier (Robert Stephens), Morgan is determined to win her back. While stalking Leonie, Morgan becomes obsessed with Marxism and gorillas. In his new monkey costume, the artist begins a campaign of harassment against Leonie and Charles.
Director
Karel Reisz
Producer
Leon Clore
Screenwriter
David Mercer
Production Co
British Lion Film Corporation
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 4, 1966, Original
Runtime
1h 37m
Sound Mix
Mono