I've read the book, but no, I somehow managed to miss out on the film. Another one to add to my list. I've seen a few of the director George Roy Hill's other films: 'The World According to Garp', 'The Great Waldo Pepper', 'The Sting' and, of course, 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'.
The lion and the calf shall lie down together, but the calf won't get much sleep.
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podwilliams
16 years ago
Not seen 'Bad Company' either. Interesting summary/review in the Time Out Film Guide: http://www.timeout.com/film/reviews/67277/bad-company.html
The lion and the calf shall lie down together, but the calf won't get much sleep.
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podwilliams
16 years ago
It's an interesting question, Obadiah. In the broadest sense, I guess it's a film that questions the traditional ideals of the Western. A list of revisionist Westerns at Wikipedia does indeed include Open Range; and begins with I Shot Jesse James (1949):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revisionist_Western#1940s
One imdb reviewer says of A Man Called Horse: "You have no idea what effect this movie had on those of us who grew up watching, and loved, 'Westerns'. We had never seen anything like this before. Despite its flaws, it was a revelation and a revolution."
The lion and the calf shall lie down together, but the calf won't get much sleep.
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