Focus on Bonnie and Clyde
- ISBN-10
- 0130801194
- ISBN-13
- 9780130801197
- Pages
- 176
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1973
- Publisher
- Prentice-Hall
- Author
- John G. Cawelti
Description
The unprecedented combination of comedy and violence in Arthur Penn's Bonnie and Clyde was followed by waves of criticism, praise, and - not surprisingly - imitations. The film itself grew out of a complex cultural and artistic background: the reality and legend of the historical Bonnie and Clyde, the artistic tradition of the gangster film, and the New Wave of French cinema. In this volume, John Cawelti has collected reviews, commentaries, and other materials that probe into these and other aspects of this highly controversial film--Jacket.
