Cinema St. Louis’ Golden Anniversaries: Films of 1969 Series Continues With BOB & CAROL & TED & ALICE Sunday September 1st

By Tom Stockman | August 29, 2019

” First, we’ll have an orgy. Then we’ll go see Tony Bennett. “

Golden Anniversaries: Films of 1969 features 6 classic films celebrating their 50th anniversaries. This second edition focuses on 1969 and features a half-dozen films, all screening for free at the St. Louis Public Library (1301 Olive Street St. Louis) over 3 weekends in late summer.  (This series kicks off this Saturday August 31st at 1pm with MIDNIGHT COWBOY). On Sunday September 1st at 1pm e ’69 film will be BOB & CAROL & TED & ALICE. There will be an intro and post-film Q&A with  Joshua Ray, film critic for Cinema St. Louis‘ The Lens. Admission is FREE. A Facebook invite can be found HERE

Documentary-filmmaker Bob Sanders (Robert Culp) and his wife Carol (Natalie Wood) attend a group-therapy session that serves as the backdrop for the film’s opening scenes. Returning to their Los Angeles home, the newly “enlightened” couple chastise their closest friends, Ted (Elliott Gould) and Alice (Dyan Cannon), for not coming to grips with their true feelings. Bob insists that everyone “feel” rather than intellectualize their emotions, and Carol pronounces “that’s beautiful” after anyone says anything even remotely personal. Ted and Alice humor their friends, but a good-natured sexual tension is obviously at work among the foursome.

Here is the rest of the schedule for Cinema St. Louis’ Golden Anniversaries: Films of 1969 Series

The Learning Tree Saturday, Sep. 7 at 1:00pm

Easy Rider Sunday, Sep. 8 at 1:00pm

The Wild Bunch Saturday, Sep. 14 at 1:00pm

Women in Love Sunday, Sep. 15 at 1:00pm