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Perdidos Na Noite para ir para Nova York. Outra cena espécie de congregação dos digna de nota, talvez a mais bonita deslocados, espaço dos sem- apresenta do filme, é a da festa regada a espaço onde se unem artistas e drogas a que o caubói Joe é meliantes, desocupados e convidado. Espécie de registro funcionários da indústria do semi-documental dos happenings glamour. Espaço utópico, lá nossos da Factory de Andy Warhol, com heróis estarão a salvo. Mas basta o dição n 24 participação inclusive de algumas sair de lá para que tudo esteja 2 de Agosto de 2003 - E das estrelas do artista (Ultra Violet, novamente a perder. International Velvet), a festa é uma Ruy Gardnier Filmografia: 1958 Monitor (TV) 1961 Terminus 1962 A Kind of Loving (Ainda resta uma esperança) 1963 Billy Liar (O Mundo Fabuloso de Billy Liar) 1965 Darling (Darling, a que amou demais) 1967 Days in the Trees (TV) 1967 Far from the Madding Crowd (Longe deste Insensato Mundo) 1969 Midnight Cowboy (Perdidos na Noite) 1971 Sunday Bloody Sunday (Domingo Maldito) 1973 Visions of Eight 1975 The Day of the Locust (O Dia do Gafanhoto) 1976 Marathon Man (A Maratona da Morte) 1979 Yanks (Os Ianques estão chegando) 1981 Honky Tonk Freeway 1983 Separate Tables (TV) 1983 An Englishman Abroad (TV) 1985 The Falcon and the Snowman (A Traição do Falcão) 1987 The Believers (Adoradores do Diabo) 1988 Madame Sousatzka (idem) 1990 Pacific Heights (Morando com o Perigo) 1992 A Question of Attribution (TV) 1993 The Innocent (O Inocente) 1995 Cold Comfort Farm (Em Busca da Felicidade) 1996 Eye for an Eye (Olho por Olho) 1998 The Tale of Sweeney Todd (TV) Perdidos na Noite 2000 The Next Best Thing (Sobrou pra Você) DE JOHN SCHLESINGER Próximo Filme: Sinopse Joe Buck, um simplório jovem do Texas, decide abandonar um passado tortuoso e vai par Nova 09/08 Manhattan, de Woody Allen York tentar ganhar a vida como garoto de programas para madames ricas. Sua pouca esperteza e excessiva credulidade, no entanto, o impedem de ganhar dinheiro com o negócio. Numa de suas caminhadas pela noite, encontra com Rizzo, um aleijado que sobrevive dando pequenos golpes e realizando pequenos furtos. É inicialmente enganado por ele, mas depois os dois se Mediação dos Debates: Ruy Gardnier. reencontram e brota da penúria material dos dois vagabundos um curioso e forte laço de Programação e Produção: Grupo Estação e Contracampo. amizade. Realização Colaboração PERDIDOS NA NOITE (Midnight Cowboy), EUA, 1969, cor, 113' Direção: John Schlesinger Roteiro: Waldo Salt, baseado em livro de James Leo Herlihy Música: John Barry (com músicas de Nilsson, The Groop...) Fotografia: Adam Holender Montagem: Hugh A. Robertson Produção: Jerome Hellman Elenco: Jon Voight (Joe Buck), Dustin Hoffman (Ratso / Rico), Sylvia Miles (Cass), John McGiver (Mr. O'Daniel), Brenda Vaccaro (Shirley), Barnard Hughes (Towny), Ruth White (Sally Buck), Jennifer Salt (Annie), Ultra Violet, International Velvet, Paul Morrissey, Cecelia Lipson, Taylor Mead. www.estacaovirtual.com www.contracampo.he.com.br estrear Corrida Sem Fim, e um ano Dustin Hoffman. E realmente, o Perdidos na Noite depois Martin Scorsese lança resultado de conjunto e em Caminhos Perigosos (isso sem separado conseguido pelos dois é Duas ou três coisas sobre Midnight por uma forte crise existencial, e o contar as sagas de O Poderoso de se deixar boquiaberto. Mas Cowboy cinema transforma-se num divã Chefão e O Franco-Atirador). A diversas outras coisas menos privilegiado. O país vive os dramas 1. No primeiro plano de Perdidos na singularidade de Perdidos na Noite, mencionadas são igualmente dignas de uma guerra que se torna dia a Noite, vemos tudo branco. Aos contudo, ultrapassa seu de nota para constriur um universo dia mais impopular (Vietnã), os poucos, a câmera vai se afastando pioneirismo. Poucas vezes o tão íntimo e torná-lo próximo de crescentes movimentos civis de e aos poucos vamos percebendo um cinema, americano ou não, viu um nós. A esse respeito, o trabalho de minorias exigindo tratamento igual retângulo branco no meio de uma misto tão forte e coeso de ternura locações é particularmente muito (negros e mulheres) e a ressaca do paisagem. A câmera continua e desencantamento por seus feliz, complementando a penúria sonho consumista dos anos 50. descrevendo um travelling aéreo personagens e pelo mundo em que material e existencial dos Alguns filmes já prenunciam esse para trás e sobrevoa o que eles vivem. Joe Buck, um matuto personagens sem evidenciar um relato amargo sobre a sociedade finalmente vemos ser um drive-in que deseja fazer sucesso na cidade instante o que está fazendo. Outro americana, como Deus Sabe Quanto deserto. Começar seu primeiro grande vendendo seu sexo para aspecto que não se pode deixar de Amei, de Vincente Minnelli (1959) filme realizado nos Estados Unidos mulheres ricas de meia-idade, e mencionar é a inserção de ou A Vida Íntima de Quatro mostrando uma tela de cinema Rico Ratso, aleijado e trambiqueiro pequenas seqüências experimentais Mulheres, de George Cukor (1963), para depois dela se distanciar é de primeira hora, formam uma das dentro da narrativa. Para cada o primeiro pintando um retrato uma forma peremptória porém duplas de anti-heróis mais pensamento, lembrança ou desbotado de uma classe média já elegante que John Schlesinger desglamurizadas da história do pesadelo de Joe Buck, surge um sem vida e o segundo registrando a encontrou de avisar ao espectador cinema: nenhum deles é muito filminho desconjuntado e evocativo infelicidade sexual da sociedade que seu filme não trataria dos esperto, moram e se alimentam que não nos permite propriamente americana. temas que os americanos estavam porcamente e só conseguem dar compreender didaticamente (como acostumados a ver nos filmes de golpes para ganhar quantias ínfimas os bons e velhos flashbacks seus conterrâneos. Não mais a de dinheiro. Ainda assim, o olhar explicativos da narrativa América dos homens de ação bem- que o filme aponta para eles é clássica...), mas no máximo sucedidos ou dos empreendedores generoso, redentor: ambos têm especular sobre os traumas que o que se constróem do nada e muito mais de crianças fizeram abandonar sua cidadezinha montam um império. Distanciar-se abandonadas e ciosas de atenção da tela de cinema no início do filme do que de escroques irremediáveis significa fugir da propaganda de si ou criminosos perversos. O filme mesmo que Hollywood tanto sublinha com toda a força a veiculou nos anos 50 e focar um ignenuidade e os sonhos banais de outro lado da América, o lado dos 2. Perdidos na Noite, em todo caso, cada um: Joe quer ser considerado perdedores, dos proscritos e dos inicia um ciclo de filmes sombrios o maior amante de todos os vagabundos que logo passam a sobre personagens sem lugar dentro tempos, Rico deseja ir para a simbolizar os Estados Unidos mais do cenário oficial americano. No Flórida porque acha que a vida lá do que a alegre e funcional família ano seguinte Bob Rafaelson lança o será diferente. vivendo numa casa com jardim. No primoroso Five Easy Pieces, em 3. Muito se fala da atuação dos dois final dos anos 60, os EUA passam 1972 é a vez de Monte Hellman protagonistas do filme, Jon Voight e.
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