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The 1960s is so much more than groovy hippies, progressive rockers, and mod fashionistas.
And as far as movies go, they had some of the greatest characters ever imagined.
Michel is not a bad guy.
Not really, anyway.
Hes just a little lost in his own fanciful self-image making.
Barbarella (Barbarella)
Before Princess Leia appeared in a galaxy far, far away, there was Barbarella.
(Well, she would, if she had any sleeves.)
Dolores Haze (Lolita)
How did they ever make a movie of Lolita?
They cast 14-year-old Sue Lyon, is how.
She never once uses the nickname Lolita.
Its used by others, in effect robbing her of subjectivity.
In 1996, Lyons told The Independent: “My destruction as a person dates from that movie.
Lolita exposed me to temptations no girl of that age should undergo.
Dolly Levi (Hello, Dolly!)
An aspirational figure of anarchy, Luke Jackson makes stirring disorder on the chain gang look so damn good.
Honestly, the story specifics dont matter.
Because all anyone really remembers about Bullitt, besides the epic car chase, is howcoolFrank Bullitt is.
As played by McQueen, Frank Bullitt walks and talks like he leapt out of a magazine.
Maria Von Trapp (The Sound of Music)
How do you solve a problem like Maria?
With Andrews towering performance, Maria Von Trapp is hardly a problem that needs solving.
Everyone thought he arrived in costume.
They learned later that Slim Pickens just always dressed like that in real life.
Mrs. Robinson (The Graduate)
Heres to you, Mrs. Robinson.
Pauls Grandfather (A Hard Days Night)
Everyones entitled to two.
Never before have tortured visionary souls looked so stylish, and Guido Anselmi is their paragon.
Shes beautiful and sophisticated, yet never too good for a hearty laugh.
That shes as troubled as she is lonely adds to her appeal.
Even the fashion magazines are prone to having wrinkles.
Nana (Vivre sa vie)
Movies dont always have happy endings.
People who chase their dreams arent always rewarded for their efforts and perseverance.
Thats the haunting idea underscoring Jean-Luc Godards dark French New Wave drama Vivre sa vie.
Theres something behind that smile of his, and none of it is good.
Sanjuro (Yojimbo and Sanjuro)
Toshiro Mifune played characters other than samurai throughout his movie career.
James Bond (The 007 Series)
His name is Bond… James Bond.
Hes handsome, hes charismatic, hes a bit too handsy for modern tastes.
Atticus Finch (To Kill a Mockingbird)
It takes more than knowing to do the right thing.
You have to knowhowto do the right thing, to stand up for it and argue for it.
Even when the people around you stare daggers into your own eyes to say otherwise.
It is popular legend that Atticus Finch has been an inconvenient role model among idealistic lawyers.
