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Midnight Cowboy: BFI Film Classics (Paperback)

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An in-depth study of the John Schlesinger’s pivotal film Midnight Cowboy.

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John Schlesinger’s 1969 drama, Midnight Cowboy, follows the story of naïve would
be hustler Joe Buck (Jon Voight) and ailing con man Ratso Rizzo (Dustin Hoffman),
set against the gritty backdrop of New York City in the late 1960s. The film received
widespread critical acclaim upon its release, becoming the only X-rated film to the
win the Academy Award for Best Picture.


James Kendrick argues that this film, more so than its notable contemporaries,
captures the immense turmoil, change and revolution that was taking place both in
Hollywood and in the larger American culture of the late 1960s. He explores the film’s
production, reception, visual and thematic innovation, and cultural impact—not only its
ground-breaking portrayal of sexuality and relationships, but also its exploration of
themes of urban loneliness and socio-economic disparity.


Through close analysis of the film and examination of articles, press reports, interviews
and reviews from the five decades following its release, Kendrick shows how Midnight
Cowboy, with its mix of visual poetry, documentary-like realism, fragmentary flashbacks,
and unvarnished depiction of desperate characters on the fringes of society, offers a
unique focal point for the intersection of European art cinema and the new parameters
of mainstream Hollywood at the end of the classic era.

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SKU 9781839025167
Publisher(s) BFI / Bloomsbury
Format Paperback
Original publication date October 2024
Number of pages 128 pages
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