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1. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › desperate_souls_darkDesperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy

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   With beguiling performances from Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman as two loners who join forces out of desperation, blacklist survivor Waldo Salt's brilliant screenplay, and John Schlesinger's...

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   • Category: Documentary

   • Director: Nancy Buirski

2. www.nytimes.com › 2023/06/22 › movies‘Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy ...

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   Jun 22, 2023 · A documentary examines how the winner for best picture of 1969 captured shifts in American life. Jon Voight, right, and Dustin Hoffman on the set of “Midnight Cowboy,” as seen in Nancy Buirski...

3. thefilmstage.com › desperate-souls-dark-city-andDesperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy

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   Jun 23, 2023 · But Desperate Souls’ sheer enthusiasm for Midnight Cowboy and the cultural period is infectious, a vibe that compensates for certain faults holding it back from becoming a truly great documentary. While structurally ambitious in its approach to montage, the precise cutting is flawed and fragmented.

   • Author: Logan Kenny

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   Jul 5, 2023 · Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy review: Nancy Buirski's documentary explores the legacy of the 1969 Oscar winner.

5. www.rogerebert.com › reviews › desperate-souls-darkDesperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy

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   Jun 23, 2023 · The documentary “Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of the Midnight Cowboy” attempts to investigate the film’s origins and explain how and why this movie resonated with the world the way it did.

6. thefilmstage.com › new-to-streaming-the-adultsNew to Streaming: The Adults, Birth/Rebirth, Desperate Souls ...

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   Sep 8, 2023 · But Desperate Souls’ sheer enthusiasm for Midnight Cowboy and the cultural period is infectious, a vibe that compensates for certain faults holding it back from becoming a truly great documentary. – Logan K. ( full review )

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   What is the documentary 'Desperate Souls & Dark City' about?

   • The documentary "Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of the Midnight Cowboy" attempts to investigate the film's origins and explain how and why this movie resonated with the world the way it did.

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   Is 'desperate souls' a movie that captured a moment?

   • Desperate Souls positions Midnight Cowboy as a movie that captured a moment. The documentary by Nancy Buirski ( A Crime on the Bayou) isn’t a typical ‘making of’ flick. She instead creates a cinematic essay about Midnight Cowboy and a turning point in American cinema.

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   • The documentary “Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy” cites plenty. The film was revolutionary in its depiction of sex, and particularly in its acknowledgment of the existence of gay life. It tweaked the movie-cowboy archetype at a time when westerns allegorized the United States’ involvement in Vietnam.

   ‘Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy’ Review

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   Was 'desperate souls' based on 'Midnight Cowboy'?

   • When the documentary opens with a closeup of Jon Voight, recalling an existential crisis by director John Schlesinger after the completion of "Midnight Cowboy," the film almost implicitly states that it will be about the creation of that film. Yet, "Desperate Souls" only lightly touches on the creation of "Cowboy."

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   Did 'Desperate Souls' make a gay movie?

   • “Desperate Souls” notes that in his next film, “Sunday Bloody Sunday” (1971), he would break ground again in showing gay life (and, through Peter Finch’s character, perhaps acknowledge some of his own outsider’s perspective as a gay, Jewish, relatively upper-class Briton).

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   Did Bob Balaban see New York City in 'Desperate Souls'?

   • Actor Bob Balaban makes a striking observation in Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy. Balaban notes that the landmark 1969 film marked the first time he’d seen an accurate depiction of New York City.

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8. www.timeout.com › film › best-documentaries-netflix-ukThe best documentaries on Netflix UK - Time Out

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   The 30 best documentaries to watch on Netflix in the UK. From true-crime horrors to Beyoncé and Taylor, Netflix’s best docs offer a true story for everyone. Wednesday 11 May 2022. Written...