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“The final sequence is a great example of visual rhythm. First of all what we are witnessing are the final moments in Bonnie and Clyde’s love story. Death puts an abrupt end to all of that. It’s very brutal and very bloody. But, as the two of them die, they are already turning into legend. Extreme violence gives way to a lyrical, poetic death. Unfortunately, at the time, many critics only saw the violence and overlooked the lyrical aspect.”
Arthur Penn
“The legend originated with those photos, then, but it was cemented in our
culture by Arthur Penn’s film. Initially dismissed as a flop—either too violent
or too strange, critics said—the French New Wave–influenced movie quickly
became a cult favorite, and with it the legend was reborn. Or as Boots told
me one day, ‘It kinda laid there dead-dog until Beatty came in and publicized
it worldwide.’”
Sarah Viren
