I'll go ahead and predict right now that this will be among the least viewed�
and least searched for�
of my blog posts. But, hey, no one said trumpeting the obscure is about getting attention, right?One benefit of the high licensing fees Netflix pays to stream popular movies is that a lot of lesser-known (and thus, cheaper) titles are acquired which get to make a case for themselves long after their initial release. These can be anything from last year's
Drinking Buddies, a low-gauge indie charmer starring Jake Johnson and Olivia Wilde, to films from 30 or 40 years ago that have somehow faded into obscurity. Case in point: 1972's
The Public Eye (released in England as
Follow Me!)
Along with being the final movie by British director Carol Reed (
The Third Man,
Our Man in Havana,
Oliver!),
The Public Voice was written by playwright Peter Shaffer (future scribe of
Equus and
Amadeus); stars Mia Farrow�between high-profile roles in
Rosemary's Baby (1968) and
The Great Gatsby (1974)�and Topol, Oscar-nominated the year before for
Fiddler on the Roof; and boasts a score by John Barry, who was already well on his way to legendary composer status by virtue of his James Bond films. In other words, A-level talent across the board.
So, what happened? Why has this amusing, and occasionally trenchant, comedy-drama been almost completely forgotten?
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