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As engrossing as it is ambitious, Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy contextualizes a landmark film within the pivotal moment of its creation. Read Critics Reviews ...
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Jun 23, 2023 · But in “Midnight Cowboy,” it was all about how the moment was shot. Schlesinger, working with the brilliant cinematographer Adam Holender, filmed it like a grainy, caught-on-the-fly ...
Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy is a 2022 American documentary film, written, directed, and produced by Nancy Buirski. It is loosely based on and inspired by Shooting Midnight Cowboy: Art, Sex, Loneliness, Liberation, and the Making of a Dark Classic by Glenn Frankel.
Jul 5, 2023 · 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.
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.
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 ...
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The 1969 movie tells the story of two homeless loners who join forces out of desperation and struggle to survive. It features superb performances by Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight, spirited direction by John Schlesinger, a brilliant screenplay by blacklist survivor Waldo Salt, and a memorable musical soundtrack.
