Washington Square Park James' novel, "Washington Square". The park appears in a pivotal scene in the 1999 film The Astronaut's Wife. The park was featured extensively in the 2007 film "I Am Legend". The protagonist, Dr. Robert Neville, played by Will Smith, lived directly across the street from the park. It was used as a major action piece, especially in the last scenes of the film. Washington Square is the titular park in the 1967 Jane Fonda and Robert Redford vehicle Barefoot in the Park (film); taking its title from the climatic scene, where Corie says Paul is so uptight, that he won't
Robert and Raymond Hakim with "À double tour" (1959) and "Les Bonnes Femmes" (1960), but worked with older directors (Luis Buñuel "Belle de jour" 1968) sometimes relatively new to international audiences (Michelangelo Antonioni "L'Eclisse" 1962). They also worked with Roger Vadim on a remake of "La Ronde" (1964), which starred Vadim's then wife, Jane Fonda. The Hakim's have a mixed reputation; American director Joseph Losey had an especially fraught relationship with them while making "Eva" (1962). In post-production, Losey and his team found the film had been recut during the weekend without their consultation; Losey and Robert Hakim almost came to blows. Michel Legrand