Peckinpah: The Western Films – A Reconsideration
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Peckinpah: The Western Films – A Reconsideration is a critical study that reexamines the Western movies of director Sam Peckinpah, analyzing their themes, style, and place in film history.
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Target entity: Peckinpah: The Western Films – A Reconsideration Context triple: [Paul Seydor, notableWork, Peckinpah: The Western Films – A Reconsideration]
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Revisionist Westerns
Revisionist Westerns are a subgenre of Western films that challenge traditional frontier myths by presenting morally ambiguous characters, complex social issues, and a more critical view of American history and heroism.
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Ride the High Country
Ride the High Country is a 1962 American Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah, celebrated for its elegiac tone and exploration of aging lawmen facing a changing frontier.
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High Plains Drifter
High Plains Drifter is a 1973 Western film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, known for its dark, supernatural-tinged take on frontier justice.
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Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West is a 1968 epic Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone, renowned for its operatic style, Ennio Morricone’s iconic score, and Henry Fonda’s rare turn as a chilling villain.
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E.
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
"They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" is a 1969 American drama film directed by Sydney Pollack, renowned for its bleak depiction of a Depression-era dance marathon and its exploration of human desperation.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: Peckinpah: The Western Films – A Reconsideration Target entity description: Peckinpah: The Western Films – A Reconsideration is a critical study that reexamines the Western movies of director Sam Peckinpah, analyzing their themes, style, and place in film history.
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A.
Revisionist Westerns
Revisionist Westerns are a subgenre of Western films that challenge traditional frontier myths by presenting morally ambiguous characters, complex social issues, and a more critical view of American history and heroism.
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B.
Ride the High Country
Ride the High Country is a 1962 American Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah, celebrated for its elegiac tone and exploration of aging lawmen facing a changing frontier.
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C.
High Plains Drifter
High Plains Drifter is a 1973 Western film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, known for its dark, supernatural-tinged take on frontier justice.
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D.
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West is a 1968 epic Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone, renowned for its operatic style, Ennio Morricone’s iconic score, and Henry Fonda’s rare turn as a chilling villain.
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E.
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
"They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" is a 1969 American drama film directed by Sydney Pollack, renowned for its bleak depiction of a Depression-era dance marathon and its exploration of human desperation.
- F. None of above. chosen
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book
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critical study ⓘ film studies book ⓘ |
| about |
film history
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masculinity in Western films ⓘ myth of the American West ⓘ revisionist Westerns ⓘ style of Sam Peckinpah’s Western films ⓘ themes in Sam Peckinpah’s Westerns ⓘ violence in Western films ⓘ |
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United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| examines |
editing techniques in Peckinpah’s Westerns
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historical context of Peckinpah’s Westerns ⓘ narrative structure of Peckinpah’s Westerns ⓘ visual style of Sam Peckinpah ⓘ |
| field |
Western genre studies
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film studies ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Junior Bonner
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Major Dundee ⓘ Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid ⓘ
linked to:
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Ride the High Country ⓘ The Ballad of Cable Hogue ⓘ The Wild Bunch ⓘ |
| genre |
film criticism
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Western film enthusiasts
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fans of Sam Peckinpah ⓘ film scholars ⓘ students of film ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Sam Peckinpah
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Western films ⓘ |
| perspective | reassessment of Sam Peckinpah’s Western films ⓘ |
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