Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy
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Overview
Half a century after its release, Midnight Cowboy(1969) remains one of the most original and groundbreaking movies of the modern era.
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Review
Even after a century, Midnight Cowboy (1969) remains one of the most creative and groundbreaking films of all time. With captivating acting from Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman, resolute directing from John Schlesinger, and great music from John Barry, this film became the only X-rated film to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards in 1969. However, this documentary doesn’t end with simply showing the creative process behind Midnight Cowboy. Rather, this film deals with the incredibly talented and passionate people who gave their all to create Midnight Cowboy and goes through much of modern American history such as the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the Vietnam War, and the Civil Rights Movement, all of which became the backdrop for the birth of New American Cinema. The film is also an analysis and insight into the miracle that one era was responsible in creating a film, which in turn was responsible for a whole era. (CHUN Jinsu)
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Credit
- DirectorNancy BUIRSKI
- ProducerNancy BUIRSKI, Simon KILMURRY, Susan MARGOLIN
- ScreenplayNancy BUIRSKI
- CinematographyRex MILLER
- MusicDoug BERNHEIM
- EditorAnthony RIPOLI
- CastBob BALABAN, Ian BURUMA, Michael CHILDERSH, Brian De PALMA, J. HOBERMAN, Adam HOLENDER, Charles KAISER, Jennifer SALT, Lucy SANTE, Brenda VACCARO, Jon VOIGHT, Edmund WHITE
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Director
Nancy BUIRSKI
Buirski began her career as a painter and photographer. Buirski’s first film is The Loving Story (2011). She was Director/Co-Producer/Writer of Afternoon of a Faun (2013), By Sidney Lumet (2015), The Rape of Recy Taylor (2017), and A Crime on the Bayou (2021).
