One-Eyed Jacks (Brando, 1961): Prince Charles Cinema, 3.05pm
This is a 35mm presentation.
Chicago Reader review:
Marlon Brando's only directorial effort was this eccentric 1961 western
about an outlaw (Brando) who revenges himself on a former partner (Karl
Malden) by seducing his daughter. There is a strong Freudian pull to the
situation (the partner's name is “Dad”) that is more ritualized than
dramatized: the most memorable scenes have a fierce masochistic
intensity, as if Brando were taking the opportunity to punish himself
for some unknown crime. The bizarre action is set off by the classic
Hollywood iconography of the western landscape (photographed by Charles
Lang) and the supporting cast: Ben Johnson, Slim Pickens, and Elisha
Cook Jr.
Dave Kehr
Here (and above) is the trailer.
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