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A Uniquely American Epic - Intimacy and Action, Tenderness and Violence in Sam Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch (Hardcover)
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A Uniquely American Epic - Intimacy and Action, Tenderness and Violence in Sam Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch (Hardcover)
Series: Screen Classics
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One of the most innovative films ever made, Sam Peckinpah's motion
picture The Wild Bunch was released in 1969. From the outset, the
film was considered controversial because of its powerful, graphic,
and direct depiction of violence, but it was also praised for its
lush photography, intricate camera work, and cutting-edge editing.
Peckinpah's tale of an ill-fated, aging outlaw gang bound by a code
of honor is often regarded as one of the most complex and impactful
Westerns in American cinematic history. The issues dealt with in
this groundbreaking film -- violence, morality, friendship, and the
legacy of American ambition and compromise -- are just as relevant
today as when the film first opened. To acknowledge the
significance of The Wild Bunch, this collection brings together
some of the leading Peckinpah scholars and critics to examine what
many consider to be the director's greatest work. The book's nine
essays cover an array of topics. Explored are the function of
violence in the film and how its depiction is radically different
from what is seen in other movies, the background of the film's
production, the European response to the film's view of human
nature, and the strong sense of the Texas/Mexico milieu surrounding
the film's action.
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