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The Graduate (Original title)
Date: 1967 (Copyright)

Country: USA

Directed by: Mike Nichols

Production company billing: ©1967 Embassy-Lawrence Turman, Inc. Joseph E. Levine presents a Mike Nichols-Lawrence Turman production
Synopsis: A young college graduate falls in love with the daughter of the woman he is having an affair with.

Genre:
Romance
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (43)
In: DGA Quarterly v5 n4 Winter 2010  Pages: 58-65
Title: The New WaveArticle type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Photos of directors in the 1960s on set.

In: Empire n240 June 2009  Page: 258
Title: Classic scene: editor's pick: The GraduateArticle type: ScriptLanguage: English
Description: Guest editor Steven Spielberg briefly analyses a scene from The GRADUATE.

In: Vanity Fair n571 March 2008  Pages: 246-261
Title: Here's to you, Mr. NicholsAuthor: KASHNER, Sam Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article looking at the background to The GRADUATE and the making of the film, with comments from many of those involved in its production.

In: Empire n225 March 2008  Pages: 91-97
Title: 40 films that guarantee you sexAuthor: FREER, Ian Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Listing and brief critique of forty films that could be considered sexy or erotic. Plus a brief listing of five films that are a "turn-off".

In: Cinema Retro v3 n8 2007  Pages: 8-10
Title: Benson turns back the clock - 1967Author: BENSON, Raymond Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: The author briefly examines the cinema of 1967 and lists his top ten films from that year.

In: Empire n201 March 2006  Pages: 77-88,90-101
Title: 201 Greatest movies of all timeArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A listing of the top two hundred and one films as chosen by the reader's of Empire magazine. With comments by actors and filmmaker's.

In: Empire n210 December 2006  Pages: 137-142
Title: In conversation with Dustin HoffmanAuthor: RICHARDS, Olly Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: In-depth interview with Dustin Hoffman about all aspects of his career. Includes a critique of his five best film perfor mances: ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN, The GRADUATE, MIDNIGHT COWB OY, LENNY and STRAIGHT TIME.

In: Premiere v19 n8 May 2006  Pages: 82-87
Title: The Write Stuff: the 25 greatest screenplays of all timeArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: An inside look at the 25 best screenplays ever written as chosen by the Writers Guild of America.

In: Sight and Sound v16 n4 April 2006  Pages: 32-34
Title: Frame grabAuthor: MCMAHON, Gary F. Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A description of trailer out-takes that did not feature in the final release of films made between 1940s through 1960s, including The GRADUATE.

In: Empire n200 February 2006  Pages: 162-163
Title: At Home/All-time 100: Month Four: Romance & MusicalsAuthor: Nathan, IanArticle type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Ten romances and musicals chosen to be included in a perfect DVD collection of 100 films.

In: Quarterly Review of Film and Video v22 n2 Apr-Jun 2005  Pages: 113-123
Title: The Sound of Silence: Film Music and LamentAuthor: CELESTE, Reni Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: The author argues that contemporary cinema is restoring the primacy of music to the dramatic and challenging the camera- centered nature of modern film theory. THE GRADUATE is anal- lysed to make a case for the use of popular music in film.

In: Premiere v19 n2 October 2005  Page: 66,68,70,75
Title: We Are Not the EnemyAuthor: TURMAN, Lawrence Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Producer Lawrence Turman explains what a film producer does, recalling his own experiences in the production of The GRADUATE, BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID, PRETTY POISON, The YOUNG DOCTORS and AMERICAN HISTORY X.

In: Creative Screenwriting v12 n6 Nov/Dec 2005  Page: 18
Title: Lost scenes: The GraduateAuthor: GOLDSMITH, Jeff Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article on lost scenes from the screenplay of The GRADUATE.

In: Creative Screenwriting v12 n6 Nov/Dec 2005  Pages: 69-73
Title: An affair to remember: Buck Henry on writing The GraduateAuthor: CHUMO II, Peter N. Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Buck Henry discusses his screenplay for The GRADUATE. Also includes screenplay review of RUMOR HAS IT, an unofficial sequel to the film.

In: Empire n195 September 2005  Pages: 72-73
Title: The 10 Most Annoying Movie CharactersAuthor: COCHRANE, Emma Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A listing of the most annoying characters in fiction film and the reasons for their inclusion.

In: Empire vSpec. nComedy June 2003  Page: 34
Title: Classic sceneArticle type: ScriptLanguage: English
Description: Text of the seduction scene in The GRADUATE.

In: Empire vSpec. nComedy June 2003  Page: [whole issue]
Title: The ten most influential comedy films ever madeAuthor: FREER, Ian [et al...] Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Assessments of: SOME LIKE IT HOT, DUMB AND DUMBER, KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS, The GRADUATE, The GENERAL, THIS IS SPINAL TAP, ANNIE HALL, BRINGING UP BABY, The PRODUCERS, AIRPLANE!

In: Film Score Monthly v7 n5 July 2002  Page: 34
Title: Pocket CD reviewsAuthor: ARMSTRONG, Stephen Article type: Soundtrack ReviewLanguage: English

In: Sight and Sound v11 n5 May 2001  Page: 64
Title: Home movies: reviewsAuthor: LEIGH, Danny Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English

In: American Cinematographer v81 n4 April 2000  Page: 18,20
Title: DVD playbackAuthor: PIZZELLO, Chris Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English

In: Journal of Popular Film & Television v28 n1 Spring 2000  Pages: 12-21
Title: "Just one word...'plastics'": suburban malaise...Author: BEUKA, Robert Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Retrospective on The GRADUATE. Article title ends "...masculinity, and Oedipal drive in The GRADUATE".

In: Entertainment Weekly n530 10 Mar 2000  Pages: 39-42
Title: Nichols' worthAuthor: JENSEN, Jeff Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Director Mike Nichols talks about his new film WHAT PLANET ARE YOU FROM and reviews his past work from WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF to PRIMARY COLORS.

In: Cinema Journal v38 n2 Winter 1999  Pages: 36-51
Title: Rock'n'roll sound tracks and the production of nostalgiaAuthor: SHUMWAY, David R. Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Pop/rock music is used to produce nostalgia in films like The GRADUATE, The BIG CHILL, AMERICAN GRAFFITI and DIRTY DANCING. However, it would be wrong to argue that such films are necessarily conservative

In: Spectator v17 n2 Spr/Sum 1997  Pages: 60-73
Title: The Graduate as Rock'n'Roll FilmAuthor: KNOBLOCH, Susan Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Explores the connections between music, narrative and representation, examining the role of THE GRADUATE's rock score. In an issue about effects and meaning of sound in media.

In: Interview March 1997  Page: 50
Title: And Here's to You, Mrs Robinson...Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Brief reassessment of THE GRADUATE on the 30th anniversary of its release.

In: Premiere v5 n10 June 1992  Page: 19
Title: Post-"Graduate" StudiesAuthor: MEDICH, Rob Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article about what has happened to Charles Webb since his success with The GRADUATE in the 1960s, and his hopes of turning the sequel he has written into a film.

In: Empire n29 November 1991  Page: 130
Title: ClassicArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Classic scene from The GRADUATE.

In: American Film v3 n9 Jul/Aug 1978  Pages: 32-37
Title: [American Film - v3 n9 Jul/Aug 1978: no known title]Language: English
Description: The influence of the film on other Hollywood movies of the late sixties.

In: Films and Filming v15 n1 October 1968  Page: 39
Title: [Films and Filming - v15 n1 October 1968: no known title]Language: English

In: Films and Filming v15 n2 November 1968
Title: [Films and Filming - v15 n2 November 1968: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Interview with Nichols mainly on 'The Graduate'.

In: Sight and Sound v37 n3 Summer 1968  Page: 158
Title: [Sight and Sound - v37 n3 Summer 1968: no known title]Language: English

In: Monthly Film Bulletin v35 n416 September 1968  Page: 131
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v35 n416 September 1968: no known title]Language: English

In: Film Heritage v4 n1 Fall 1968  Pages: 1-7
Title: [Film Heritage - v4 n1 Fall 1968: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: English

In: Sight and Sound v38 n1 Winter 1968/69  Page: 50
Title: [Sight and Sound - v38 n1 Winter 1968/69: no known title]Language: English

In: Film Quarterly v21 n3 Spring 1968  Pages: 3-14,37-41
Title: [Film Quarterly - v21 n3 Spring 1968: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: English

In: The Daily Cinema n9558 7 Aug 1968  Page: 3
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n9558 7 Aug 1968: no known title]Language: English

In: The Hollywood Reporter v199 n6 5 Jan 1968  Page: 8
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v199 n6 5 Jan 1968: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: NY Times reviews.

In: Films in Review v19 n2 February 1968  Pages: 89-95
Title: [Films in Review - v19 n2 February 1968: no known title]Language: English
Description: On photography.

In: Kine Weekly n3174 10 Aug 1968  Page: 12
Title: [Kine Weekly - n3174 10 Aug 1968: no known title]Language: English

In: Variety 20 Dec 1967  Page: 6
Title: [Variety - 20 Dec 1967: no known title]Language: English

In: Motion Picture Herald v237 n51 20 Dec 1967  Page: 751
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v237 n51 20 Dec 1967: no known title]Language: English

In: The Film Daily v131 n112 18 Dec 1967  Page: 8
Title: [The Film Daily - v131 n112 18 Dec 1967: no known title]Language: English

In: The Hollywood Reporter v198 n44 18 Dec 1967  Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v198 n44 18 Dec 1967: no known title]Language: English


Books held in BFI Reuben Library (16)
Title: Hollywood renaissance: revisiting American cinema's most celebrated era
Author: KRÄMER, Peter  Pages: xxvii, 255 pages

Title: Film analysis: a casebook
Author: CARDULLO, Bert  Pages: x, 294 pages

Title: Mike Nichols: sex, language, and the reinvention of psychological realism
Author: Stevens, Kyle  Pages: xii, 247 pages

Title: Mike Nichols and the cinema of transformation
Author: WHITEHEAD, J.W.  Pages: x, 332 pages

Title: Appraising The Graduate: the Mike Nichols classic and its impact on Hollywood
Author: WHITEHEAD, J.W.  Pages: x, 211 p.

Title: Scenes from a revolution: the birth of the New Hollywood
Author: HARRIS, Mark  Pages: 490 p.

Title: So you want to be a producer
Author: TURMAN, Lawrence  Pages: x, 273 p.

Title: Screenwriting: the sequence approach
Author: GULINO, Paul Joseph  Pages: xiv, 230 p.

Title: last great American picture show: new Hollywood cinema in the 1970s
Author: ELSAESSER, Thomas  Pages: 391 p.

Title: Graduate: Mike Nichols in perspective
Author: OLIVER, James  Pages: 55 pages

Title: Radical visions: American film renaissance, 1967-1976
Author: MAN, Glenn  Pages: xi. 216p.
Description: NASHVILLE pp.149-175 TAXI DRIVER pp.149-175 CHINATOWN pp.121-149 The WILD BUNCH pp.69-96 MCCABE AND MRS. MILLER pp.69-96 The GRADUATE pp.33-69 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY pp. 33-68 BONNIE AND CLYDE pp.7-32

Title: Illuminating shadows: the mythic power of film
Author: HILL, Geoffrey  Pages: 319p.
Description: BABETTE'S FEAST pp. 137-158 BLUE VELVET pp. 212-227 The COOK, THE THIEF, HIS WIFE AND HER LOVER pp. 137-158 FIELD OF DREAMS pp. 297-306 The GRADUATE pp. 194-211 INSIGNIFICANCE pp. 84-108 IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE pp. 69-83 LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS pp. 161-180 RUMBLE FISH pp. 263-274 The SAILOR WHO FELL FROM GRACE WITH THE SEA pp. 39-53 SANTA SANGRE pp. 228-260 SHAME pp. 118-136 Det SJUNDE INSEGLET pp. 54-68 TAXI DRIVER pp. 275-287 TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL pp. 181-193

Title: Best American screenplays: first series: complete screenplays
Author: THOMAS, Sam  Pages: 538p

Title: Film as film: critical responses to film art
Author: BOYUM, Joy Gould  Pages: 397p.
Description: A BOUT DE SOUFFLE pp. 125-135 ACCIDENT pp. 26-44 L' ANNEE DERNIERE A MARIENBAD pp. 229-248 The BIRDS pp. 45-59 BLAUE ENGEL pp. 96-106 BLOW UP pp. 60-95 BONNIE AND CLYDE pp. 107-122 DR. STRANGELOVE OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND... pp. 157-169 The GRADUATE pp. 181-197 HIGH NOON pp. 198-207 JULES ET JIM pp. 209-218 The LADY VANISHES pp. 219-228 A NIGHT AT THE OPERA pp. 278-292 La NOTTE pp. 264-277 ON THE WATERFRONT pp. 294-204 8 1/2 pp. 170-180 PATHER PANCHALI pp. 318-335 ROMA CITTA' APERTA pp. 307-317 The SAVAGE EYE pp. 337-346 SHICHININ NO SAMURAI pp. 249-263 Det SJUNDE INSEGLET pp. 349-376 STAGECOACH pp. 364-376 VIRIDIANA pp. 380-394

Title: A casebook on film
Author: SAMUELS, Charles Thomas  Pages: 250p.
Description: BLOW UP pp. 207-237 BONNIE AND CLYDE pp. 175-205 The GRADUATE pp. 141-173

Title: Pictures at a revolution: five movies and the birth of the new Hollywood
Author: HARRIS, Mark  Pages: 490p