1968 • dir Norman Jewison w/Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway • 102 min • 35mm
Michel Legrand’s The Windmills of Your Mind is one of the most perplexing theme songs ever recorded for a Hollywood heist film. It somehow magically works, however, for this tale about a wealthy Boston thrill-seeker (McQueen) who meets his romantic and strategic rival in the insurance investigator (Dunaway) intent on taking him in for a bank job that he orchestrated for kicks.
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Staff Picks (past events) • Repertory Series Archive • A Tribute to Michel Legrand
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A Tribute to Michel Legrand
1968 • dir Norman Jewison w/Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway • 102 min • 35mm
Michel Legrand’s The Windmills of Your Mind is one of the most perplexing theme songs ever recorded for a Hollywood heist film. It somehow magically works, however, for this tale about a wealthy Boston thrill-seeker (McQueen) who meets his romantic and strategic rival in the insurance investigator (Dunaway) intent on taking him in for a bank job that he orchestrated for kicks.
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