Bonnie and Clyde

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Part of Revolution in Hollywood: The Films of 1967, Bonnie and Clyde will play on three dates before the Sunday, April 26 benefit event

Sat, Apr 18 at 8:00pm
Tue, Apr 21 at 2:30pm
Thu, Apr 23 at 2:30pm

Considered a loser by its studio, and initially panned by critics, Bonnie and Clyde persevered thanks to pressure from star/producer Warren Beatty, who convinced Warner Brothers to support a wider release of the film. Strong word of mouth and critical raves from Newsweek (whose reviewer publicly changed his opinion of the film) and The New Yorker’s Pauline Kael ultimately led to the film becoming the 5th highest grossing film of 1967. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards, winning two. Along the way, the film’s frank treatment of sexuality and its shockingly violent ending became the subject of much cultural debate.

Small-time crook Clyde Barrow (Warren Beatty) tries to steal a car and winds up with its owner’s daughter, dissatisfied small-town girl Bonnie Parker (Faye Dunaway). Their crimes quickly spiral from petty theft to bank robbery, but tensions between the couple and the other members of their gang–hapless driver C.W. (Michael J. Pollard), Clyde’s suave older brother Buck (Gene Hackman) and Buck’s flibbertigibbet wife, Blanche (Estelle Parsons) –could destroy them all.

Director
Arthur Penn

Writer
David Newman

Writer
Robert Benton

Featuring:
Warren Beatty as Clyde Barrow
Faye Dunaway as Bonnie Parker
Details:
111Rated R
in English

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