Arthur Penn's Bonnie and Clyde [Paperback]

This volume contains essays on Arthur Penn's film Bonnie and Clyde.Few films in the history of American cinema caused more intense critical discussion and greater emotional debate than Arthur Penn's Bonnie and Clyde. This volume includes freshly-commissioned essays by leading scholars of Arthur Penn's work, as well as contributions from Penn himself and scriptwriter David Newman. They analyze the cultural history, technical brilliance, visual strategies, and violent imagery that marked Bonnie and Clyde as a significant turning point in American film.Few films in the history of American cinema caused more intense critical discussion and greater emotional debate than Arthur Penn's Bonnie and Clyde. This volume includes freshly-commissioned essays by leading scholars of Arthur Penn's work, as well as contributions from Penn himself and scriptwriter David Newman. They analyze the cultural history, technical brilliance, visual strategies, and violent imagery that marked Bonnie and Clyde as a significant turning point in American film.Few films in the history of American cinema caused more intense critical discussion and greater emotional debate than Arthur Penn's Bonnie and Clyde. This volume includes freshly-commissioned essays by leading scholars of Arthur Penn's work, as well as contributions from Penn himself and scriptwriter David Newman. They analyze the cultural history, technical brilliance, visual strategies, and violent imagery that marked Bonnie and Clyde as a significant turning point in American film.Introduction: Arthur Penn's Enduring Gangsters Lester Friedman; 1. Making waves: the directing of Bonnie and Clyde Arthur Penn; 2. What's it really all about?: pictures at an execution David Newman; 3. 'It's never the way I knew them': searching for Bonnie and Clyde Diane Carson; 4. From 'fucking cops!' to 'fucking media!': Bonnie and Clyde for a Sixties America Steve Carr; 5. Model criminals: a visual analysis of Bonnie and Clyde Matthew Bernstein;ls"