Top cast:Paul Capellani,Jacques Grétillat,Henry Krauss
Director:Spike Jonze
Genre:Thriller
Region:Australia
Year:2005
Storyline:[Note: In this bedroom scene, director Scorsese quite consciously borrowed from a scene in Jean Luc Godard""sA Bout de Souffle (1960, Fr.Mongol Prince: The gods of our dynasty direct us.We shall enter Bagdad as a suitor.Suitors Arrive in Bagdad - The Thief""s Break-in and Sighting of the Princess:The gates of Bagdad (with four snaggletoothed sections) were opened to various suitors (and their entourages in a procession) who arrived and then proceeded to the Palace o seek the hand of the Princess:Open wide the gates of Bagdad! Open wide the gates of Bagdad! We be porters bound for the Palace of the Caliph.Publicity for the film distinguished the varying levels of encounters with aliens:CLOSE ENCOUNTERof the First KindSighting of a UFOCLOSE ENCOUNTERof the Second KindPhysical Evidence(of an Alien Landing)CLOSE ENCOUNTERof the Third KindContact (with Aliens)WE ARE NOT ALONEThe opening scene is the first of over a half dozen set-pieces of ""close encounters,"" all seemingly unconnected events, hat provide clues, which ultimately culminate in the extraordinary climax of the film.It was more similar stylistically, however, to the noirish dramaCitizen Kane (1941)than to the classic detective noirThe Maltese Falcon (1941)with Bogart""s Sam Spade searching for a black statuette.One of the film""s posters correctly proclaimed:"Television will never be the same."The film had a total of ten Academy Award nominations with four wins.To the film""s credit, five cast members were nominated for Oscars (and three won) - Best Actor (posthumously awarded to Peter Finch - Finch became the first andonlypost-humous winner of an acting Oscar in Academy history), Best Actress (Faye Dunaway), and Best Supporting Actress (Beatrice Straight)).