Bonnie and Clyde

Paris: Warner-Pathe, Circa 1967. Vintage reference photograph from the 1967 film, showing Faye Dunaway shooting through a hanging tire swing, with a smiling Warren Beatty looking on. Warner-Pathe stamp on the verso, along with annotations in manuscript ink and pencil.

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.

8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus.

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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