More Bonnie and Clyde

The director crafted a film that would pull audiences in with humor and flirtation, then slap them back with violence. "That," Penn said, "is how the real world has always operated. It was vital to me that the film be a new American gothic. . . . The movie was released into a world where kids were burning draft cards and feeling beset by their own government. We rang a big bell with this film. A very big social bell. We had no idea how it would reverberate around the world."

Above is an excerpt from a recent L.A. Times "Remembering Bonnie and Clyde", written by Geoff Boucher, who revisited the film with director Arthur Penn and Warren Beatty, Estelle Parsons and Gene Hackman.

Dede Allen blog assignment

Below I have posted some links to some interesting articles on Dede Allen, the editor of Bonnie and Clyde. The first two are links to an interview with Dede Allen. The interview is a bit long and is divided into 2 parts. You can get to Part 2 from the second link or from the bottom of part one, there is a connecting link, if you would like to read the whole interview. The third link is an overview of Allen's career, it also specifically addresses and analyzes her work in Bonnie and Clyde, and discusses the influence she has had on modern editing techniques.

I would like each of you to read at least one of these articles and then write a paragraph response to the reading. You may discuss something you found interesting from the article, something you learned about editing, you can write about Ms. Allen specifically, or you can discuss the editing of Bonnie and Clyde and your reactions to it. Please cite any quotes from the article or examples from the film when necessary. This will be worth 10 points, and must be posted by NOON on FRIDAY.

Dede Allen interview part 1.

Dede Allen interview part 2.

Analysis/info on Dede Allen and her work.