Bonnie and Clyde

In the Thirties, car thief Clyde Barrow teams up with Bonnie Parker, the daughter of one of his victims, and
together they become notorious bank robbers and Depression – era folk legends. They form a gang with
Clyde’s brother Buck, Buck’s wife Blanche, and gas station employee CW, but they find themselves constantly
on the run after one of their robberies goes wrong and Clyde commits a murder. From then on, the police are
hot on their trail, and the seemingly unstoppable pair finally face justice.
Bonnie and Clyde is considered one of the first films of the New Hollywood era and a landmark picture. It
broke many cinematic taboos and for some members of the counter culture was considered a “rallying cry “.
Its success prompted other filmmakers to be more open in presenting sex and violence in their films. The
film’s ending became iconic as “one of the bloodiest death scenes in cinematic history” (Jeremy severe
warning – this brilliant film contains a great deal of violence).

Dir: Arthur Penn: USA 1967 (111 mins)

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