Night Moves (Penn, 1975): Prince Charles Cinema, 2.30pm
This 35mm presentation (also screening on November 19th) is part of the Neo-Noir November season at the Prince Charles Cinema. Details here.
Chicago Reader review:
Released in 1975, near the end of Arthur Penn's most productive period (which began in 1967 with Bonnie and Clyde),
this haunting psychological thriller ambitiously sets out to unpack
post-Watergate burnout in American life. Gene Hackman plays an LA
detective tracking a runaway teenager (Melanie Griffith in her screen
debut) to the Florida Keys while evading various problems of his own
involving his father and his wife. The labyrinthine mystery plot and
pessimistic mood suggest Raymond Chandler and Ross MacDonald, and like
them screenwriter Alan Sharp has more than conventional mystery
mechanics on his mind. One of Penn's best features; his direction of
actors is sensitive and purposeful throughout. With Jennifer Warren,
Susan Clark, Edward Binns, Harris Yulin, Kenneth Mars and James Woods.
Jonathan Rosenabum
Here (and above) is the trailer.
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