{"id":1655,"date":"2008-05-05T15:38:21","date_gmt":"2008-05-05T14:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=1655"},"modified":"2008-05-05T16:35:27","modified_gmt":"2008-05-05T15:35:27","slug":"dvd-pick-bonnie-and-clyde","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2008\/05\/05\/dvd-pick-bonnie-and-clyde\/","title":{"rendered":"DVD Pick: Bonnie and Clyde"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Warner Bros have finally got around to issuing a proper special edition of Bonnie and Clyde<\/strong><\/a>, the landmark gangster film that signalled the rise of\u00a0New Hollywood<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Warren Beatty<\/a> and Faye Dunaway<\/a> star as\u00a0Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow<\/a> –\u00a0the notorious bank robbers who cut a swathe through the US during\u00a0the\u00a0Great Depression<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A notable supporting cast includes Gene Hackman<\/a> as Clyde\u2019s brother Buck and Estelle Parsons<\/a> as his wife Blanche.<\/p>\n

Although only partly based on the historical truth, director Arthur Penn<\/a> and screenwriter Robert Benton<\/a> created a film that\u00a0ushered in a new era of mainstream filmmaking\u00a0with a groundbreaking approach to\u00a0morality,\u00a0sex and violence.<\/p>\n

At the time the film was hugely controversial for its graphic violence – it was one of the first to make heavy use of squibs<\/a> – but in time would be seen as a turning point for mainstream films that followed, such as\u00a0The French Connection<\/a> and\u00a0The Godfather<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Penn and Benton were heavily influenced by French New Wave directors like Francois Truffaut<\/a>, who strangely enough was offered the chance to direct it before passing on it.<\/p>\n

The film stands up well today and now has a decent set of extras to cmplement it. They include:<\/p>\n