Bonnie and Clyde

N.p. N.p., Circa 1967. Vintage double weight reference photograph from the 1967 film, showing director Arthur Penn with a camera crew, capturing an outdoor scene with Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty.

Perhaps the most significant film for the New Hollywood generation, with its mix of graphic violence, sex and humor, and a glamourous take on disaffected youth. Its portrayal of violence and ambiguity in regard to moral values, and 'shock' ending, divided critics. One critic, Pauline Kael, came to its rescue, stating that "in a sense, it is the absence of sadism... it is the violence without sadism... that throws the audience off balance at Bonnie and Clyde. The brutality that comes out of this innocence is far more shocking than the calculated brutalities of mean killers."

Winner of two Academy Awards for Best Cinematography and Best Supporting Actress, nominated for eight others. Shot on location in Texas and California.

10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.

National Film Registry. Ebert I. Grant US. Penzler, 101 Greatest Films of Mystery and Suspense. Rosenbaum 1000. Scorsese, A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Spicer US.

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