Bonnie and Clyde (BFI Film Classics) - Softcover

Friedman, Lester D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0851708161 ISBN 13: 9780851708164

Publisher: British Film Institute, 2000

Synopsis

Bonnie and Clyde (Arthur Penn, 1967) changed American cinema, reinvigorating the gangster genre with European, New Wave techniques and a radically candid view of sex and violence. Starring Warren Beatty, who also produced, and Faye Dunaway, the film whipped up a frenzy of controversy and paved the way for the "New Hollywood" of the 70s.
For Lester D. Friedman, Bonnie and Clyde is a pivotal film that reflected and contributed to the profound change in American values in the 60s and 70s. After detailing how Penn, who was specially interviewed for the book, Beatty, and writers David Newman and Robert Benton brought the film to the screen (in the face of studio hostility), Friedman explores its revolutionary treatment of youth, fashion, crime and authority.

About this title

About the Author:

Lester D. Friedman teaches Film at Syracuse University and Medical Humanities at the SUNY-Health Science Center. He is the author of books and articles about multiculturalism in American cinema and the culture of medicine as depicted in American media.

Review:

"This pocket-size companion tells you pretty much everything you need to know." -- Film Review

About this edition

• Publisher: British Film Institute
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0851708161
• ISBN 13: 9780851708164
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 80