Two-Lane Blacktop (Criterion Blu-Ray)
Two-Lane Blacktop (Criterion Blu-Ray)
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Synopsis

Monte Hellman's minimalist masterpiece is one of the truly original works of American cinema, a film virtually ignored upon its original release that has grown in critical stature over the years. Singer/songwriter James Taylor plays "The Driver" and former Beach Boy Dennis Wilson is "The Mechanic"--two young men travelling across America in a single-minded pursuit of drag race competition. In stark contrast to the almost somnambulist roles of the two pop stars, Warren Oates delivers a highly-charged and hilarious performance as the older driver who becomes their main rival on the road. Marked by an almost meditative quality, the film's docu-drama realism gives way to a more abstract sensibility towards the end, resulting in a mysteriously resonant portrait of aimlessness. With Harry Dean Stanton and Laurie Bird.

Monte Hellman---USA---1971---103 mins.

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