Alfie

Themes

* Moving on in life

* Being younger/better

* Acting nice to people you dislike

* Regret

* Sex

* The future/children

* Stealing down

Key quotes

* Alfie: I've never told her that I love her - except at those times when you've *got* to say something for appearance's sake.

* Alfie: What I loved once and what I love now are two different things.

* Alfie: You know what? When I look back on my little life and the birds I've known, and think of all the things they've done for me and the little I've done for them, you'd think I've had the best of it along the line. But what have I got out of it? I've got a bob or two, some decent clothes, a car, I've got me health back and I ain't attached. But I ain't got me peace of mind - and if you ain't got that, you ain't got nothing. I dunno. It seems to me if they ain't got you one way they've got you another. So what's the answer? That's what I keep asking myself - what's it all about? Know what I mean?

* Alfie: Make a married woman laugh and you're halfway there.

* Alfie: My understanding of women only goes as far as the pleasure. When it comes to the pain I'm like any other bloke - I don't want to know.

Alfie

Portrayal of women

* Portrayal -

In ‘Alfie’ the protagonist leads a life of sexual freedom. With numerous partners and little care, producing the view that London and Britain in the 1960s was going through a sexual revolution resulting in the name ‘The Swinging Sixties’. What the film does show is that the new ‘swinging’ London and the sexual revolution of the 1960’s was mainly only beneficial for the men whilst the women had to deal with the consequences while the males and the protagonist show little conscience for the impact of their actions and carrying on living there supposed sexual revolution.

* Treatment -

The film deals with current political issues of abortion. It also looks at the role of the female under male submission. In looking at these...