Peter Bogdanovich, director of “Paper Moon” and “The Last Show” has passed away – Corriere.it

was more Cineville American directors. He passed away on Thursday, January 6, at the age of 82. Peter Bogdanovich forward American director to come from CashAfter the period of adolescence that follows at the age of sixteen, Acting courses by Stella Adler and measured in theatrical direction. But already in his twenties he did jump to me Cinemawrite to specialized magazines Organizing exhibitions for the Museum of Modern Art in New York his idols: Orson (Who will be interviewing for a book destined to become as famous as Truffaut’s on Hitchcock), Howard Hawks e John Ford.

the jump in the cinema Do is inevitable and happen through Factory Written by Roger Corman, covering all roles (including “Re-Editing”Filming additional scenes with Mami Van Doren A Soviet movie science fiction), debuted in 1968 with “Objectives”, where Boris Karloff plays practically himself: a horror actor towards the end of his career. but it’s with “Last Offer” Imposed by Bogdanovic, one story Texas City In the fifties of the last century, where I dreams and the adventures
passionate intertwine withimminent closure the only Cinema from the city (which his last show He can only check out Hawks’ Red River movie.) The movie has been brought victory by American critics (eight nominations, deserved oscar: Actor and actress are not heroes) but maybe that’s why they attacked severely From the French who may have seen film director able to compete with their “authors” for it dominion In the the Paradise subordinate Cinema.

And so, his later films, maybe a little burdened with debts Desire to be a greeting the classic cinema, they ended up receiving a welcome less victorious Above all, don’t collect it consent For audiences, especially in Hollywood sacred: “But dad sends you alone?” (1972) with Ryan O’Neal and Barbra Streisand still able to be Tribute guess to “Susanna!” Written by Hawks and “Paper Moon” (1973), who won Oscar for the beginner Tatum O’NeillIt tells one story little girl accompanying dad cheating (Ryan O’Neill, his real father) inAmerica fastEntertain. However, the danger is from Exaggerate with what quote spiritAnd the next day, too “Daisy Miller” (1974, based on Henry James, with Cybill Shepherd, at the time a filmmaker’s companion) struggling not to slip intoholographic. But it’s from “Love Finally Came” (1975) then “Old America” (1976) and “Saint Jack” (1979) ancinematic inspiration Staging no longer activates or drops to one level futile game From pointing to e quotes which the public struggles to understand.

the destination Then it looks Anger With Bogdanovic when her husband killed his former playmate Dorothy Stratten, who read in “…and they all laughed” (1981), because jealous From relationship He had it while filming with the director (The tragedy inspired Bob Fosse’s “Star 80”). Long one starts here eclipse Which forces Bogdanovic to return to TV movie Not in excellent quality, even if his hand was still there “behind the mask” (1985, the story of a boy suffering from a severely disfiguring disease) and in «Texasville» (1990, where he dealt with the story and characters “Last Offer”) And also in the two episodes for which he was directed “Fallen Angels” (1995) and then “I am a soprano” (2004).

Those are the years that Bogdanovic was Back to cash, write about gentlemen loved ones (Alan Doan and American Lang have been added to the aforementioned) Even a fileostracism Hollywood allows it directly What remains, forcibly, his swan song: “Anything Can Happen on Broadway”, funny and comedy arrembante Who looks to imitate “The Comedy Spiral” (Lubic has been quoted several times) But that to update with Pleasant dose From mockery e sensuality.