Actors in Classic Films Perfectly Reacting to 2016

It’s been a hell of a year. Here are some classic film screenshots that perfectly express how we’ve felt about 2016.

 

Faye Dunaway in Bonnie and Clyde perfectly reacting to 2016:

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Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca sharing our reaction to 2016:

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Pam Grier in Coffy feels about 2016 exactly how we do:

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Peggy Cummins and John Dall in Gun Crazy giving the only suitable responses to 2016:

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Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson in In Bruges perfectly reacting to 2016:

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Fredric March in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde externalizing how we all feel about 2016:

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Giulietta Masina in La Strada upon waking up on November 9, 2016:

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Michel Simon in L’Atalante coming to grips with 2016:

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Anthony Perkins in Pretty Poison perfectly reacting to 2016:

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Isabelle Adjani in Queen Margot reacting to 2016 pretty much how the rest of us have:

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The rec center counselors (I defy you to find these actors’ names) in We Are the Best perfectly expressing how we all felt on election night 2016:

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Lest we get consumed thinking about what’s already happened in 2016, Gitt Magrini (with Marcello Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau, and Vincenzo Corbella) in La Notte reminds us there’s more to come:

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Here’s hoping 2017 is better. But I don’t hold out much hope.

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