Elliot Thomas

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This landmark American classic re-energized Hollywood, reflecting the changing moods and shifts in thinking in the late 1960s. Beatty and Dunaway excel as the real-life Depression-era outlaw lovers blazing a criminal trail across the U.S. Midwest (with a motley gang).
The film switches effortlessly from black comedy to violence and social commentary, culminating with an unforgettable climax. It’s made all the more memorable as the attractive felonious duo establish themselves as irresistible anti-heroes. Gene Wilder makes his film debut and registers strongly among a superb cast; Beatty also produced and apparently conceived the idea with Jean-Luc Godard and Francois Truffaut. I can imagine how much the French New Wave duo absolutely loved this!
 
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