Comments on: Bonnie and Clyde 2: Genre and New Wave https://globalfilmstudies.com/2009/05/20/bonnie-and-clyde-2-genre-and-new-wave/ An introduction to global film for teachers and students Sun, 24 May 2009 12:37:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Steve Bennison https://globalfilmstudies.com/2009/05/20/bonnie-and-clyde-2-genre-and-new-wave/comment-page-1/#comment-582 Sun, 24 May 2009 12:37:57 +0000 http://itpworld.wordpress.com/?p=1894#comment-582 I’ve taught “killer couples on the road” films for several years as part of A Level Film Studies courses. We’ve approached it in various ways, using different films, but usually focussed on conflicts explored by the narrative (couple, killing & road) & how these are resolved by the ending -which is always unsatisfactory & ideologically revealing. They also raise interesting issues about the relationship between auteur & genre, genre labelling, the retro use of history, sexuality & “l’amour fou”, gender & class, justice & law etc. Here’s a list of films we’ve looked at, though some are only marginally related & some very trashy.

You Only Live Once
Guncrazy (Remake)
The Getaway (Remake)
Sugarland Express
U Turn
Wild at Heart
Pups
Down in the Valley
The Honeymoon Killers
Kalifornia
Pretty Poison
Something Wild
Too Young to Die
Normal Life
Jimmy & Judy
Love & a 45
Kiss or Kill
Ascenseur pour l’échafaud
Heavenly Creatures
The Brown Bunny
Ascenseur pour l’échafaud
Pierrot Le Fou

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