Author : Peter Stanfield
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 1789148839
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (891 download)
Book Synopsis Dirty Real by : Peter Stanfield
Download or read book Dirty Real written by Peter Stanfield and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2024-07-06 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of how the movies assumed a gritty facade in the name of authenticity, with working actors transforming into artists, poets, painters, troubadours, and filmmakers—both on- and off-screen. This is the tale of how Hollywood, inspired by the success of Easy Rider, sold a cycle of films as the new dirty real. Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda, Monte Hellman, Jack Nicholson, Kris Kristofferson, and Sam Peckinpah, among others, parlayed a nostalgia for the gutter and donned bohemian personae, pulling on soiled shirts and scuffed boots to better counter the glamour and phoniness of Tinseltown. The result was a generation of movies, including The Hired Hand, Five Easy Pieces, Two-Lane Blacktop, The Last Picture Show, and Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. With great care for the historical record and displaying a refined critical acuity, Peter Stanfield captures that pivotal moment when Hollywood tried to sell a begrimed vision of itself to the world.