Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
a film by Arthur Penn
Bonnie and Clyde is the sublimed story of a couple of outlaws. This movie exalts the elements that produce fascination in the stories of criminals and outcasts, brings to new level the romanticism of the story using graphic violence as a counterpoint for an unusual love story and ultimately renews the story that had already fascinated the masses during the "public enemy era".
This movie defined the image of Bonnie and Clyde for the generations that came after it. Bonnie became the glamorous and stylish Faye Dunaway, Clyde became the ruthless but sensible portrait made by Warren Beatty, and with them the story reached new audiences and lingers in time.
I loved what this movie bring in terms of narrative: it brings a breath of fresh air to the American Cinema, with lots of exteriors, camera motions and scenes that challenge the standard conception of cinema. It feel almost as Nouvelle Vague, but was a distinctive American spirit, the landscapes of the never-ending land crossing State borders, and defying the anonymity that condemns the people in the rural United States.
Is the crude-comic tone that this movie uses and the ambiguity in the portrayal of criminals a way of glorifying murderers and banalizing violent actions? That is a huge question that ended up rolling in my mind as I finished watching this movie. Certainly, it will take more than a posting to discuss it and this movie to exemplify it. Maybe what is what it takes to turn a story in the corner of newspaper into a timeless image. In the case of this movie, I don't need to describe the story, it is simply, Bonnie and Clyde.
This movie defined the image of Bonnie and Clyde for the generations that came after it. Bonnie became the glamorous and stylish Faye Dunaway, Clyde became the ruthless but sensible portrait made by Warren Beatty, and with them the story reached new audiences and lingers in time.
I loved what this movie bring in terms of narrative: it brings a breath of fresh air to the American Cinema, with lots of exteriors, camera motions and scenes that challenge the standard conception of cinema. It feel almost as Nouvelle Vague, but was a distinctive American spirit, the landscapes of the never-ending land crossing State borders, and defying the anonymity that condemns the people in the rural United States.
Is the crude-comic tone that this movie uses and the ambiguity in the portrayal of criminals a way of glorifying murderers and banalizing violent actions? That is a huge question that ended up rolling in my mind as I finished watching this movie. Certainly, it will take more than a posting to discuss it and this movie to exemplify it. Maybe what is what it takes to turn a story in the corner of newspaper into a timeless image. In the case of this movie, I don't need to describe the story, it is simply, Bonnie and Clyde.
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