bonnie and Clyde production Flashcards
who directed bonnie and Clyde?
Arthur penn
who was the producer of bonnie and Clyde?
warren Beatty
who were the stars of bonnie and Clyde?
warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway
who was the cinematographer of bonnie and Clyde?
Burnett guffey
who were the screenwriters of bonnie and Clyde/
benton and newman
who edited bonnie and Clyde
dede allen
what year was Arthur Penn born- how is this significant?
Born in 1920 – aware of the Great Depression – personal connection again – violence, setting shows ‘dust bowl period’ land not arable
warren beattys risky decisions resulted in what?
$50 million success to Warner Bros
why is it significant warren Beatty paid money from his own pocket to keep dede Allen hired
without which the scene that demonstrates Bonnie’s sexual freedom in initiating oral sex with Clyde, and subverts the perception of man as the typical strong hero with Clyde’s impotence may not have been in the final cut and ‘Bonnie and Clyde’
what happened when Beatty convinced W.B to re release the film
which made it the second highest grossing film for Warner Bros – after Jack Warner’s retirement
why did guffey have less freedom as a cinematographer
perhaps due to developing his career during the Golden Age of Hollywood, was not trained in new Hollywood conventions
what did guffey believe
that Arthur Penn’s ‘European influence’ would ‘ruin the film’, objecting to the light changing when Clyde chases Bonnie in the field
what lighting does guffey use on Bonnies face
uses an element chiaroscuro lighting with side lighting on Bonnie’s face, however he has stated that this was due to the restrictions of having no studio lighting rather than an artistic choice
what of sarris’s auteur theory did guffey provide?
technical skill when filming inside of ‘real’ locations such as the bank
