The Last Picture Show 1971 Watch Free in HD

In 1951, a group of high school seniors come of age in a bleak, isolated, atrophied small town of Anarene, Texas, that is slowly dying, both economically and culturally.

Genre:

Drama

Actors:

Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman, Ellen Burstyn, Eileen Brennan, Clu Gulager, Sam Bottoms, Sharon Ullrick, Randy Quaid, ...»

Director:

Peter Bogdanovich

Country:

United States

Release:

1971

IMDb:

8.0

Quality:

Duration:

118 min

Time Out

The scene where Sam imparts his wisdom to young buck Bottoms may be the saddest, loveliest moment in 1970s American cinema. And that's saying something.

March 02, 2015

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ColeSmithey.com

[VIDEO ESSAY] A masterpiece by any standard, "The Last Picture Show" (1971) presents an emotionally apocalyptic reckoning of an America that has lost its way. The subtext-the film was made at the height of the Vietnam War - is hard to miss.

October 16, 2012

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Monthly Film Bulletin

It is difficult to know where to stop in listing the really outstanding performances -- Cloris Leachman, Ben Johnson, Timothy Bottoms, Eileen Brennan, et al.

March 02, 2015

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New Yorker

It's plain and uncondescending in its re-creation of what it means to be a high-school athlete, of what a country dance hall is like, of the necking in cars and movie houses, and of the desolation that follows high-school graduation.

March 02, 2015

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Common Sense Media

Classic American film has heavy themes and sex.

November 01, 2012

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Variety

Notre Dame professor Edward Fischer has said that 'the best films, like the best books, tell how it is to be human under certain circumstances'. Larry McMurtry did a beautiful job of this.

July 18, 2007

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Quickflix

The Last Picture Show is indeed one of the greatest movies ever made (although I hardly think the scorekeepers were waiting for my vote to come in before they declared it such).

October 21, 2014

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Time Out

It's meant to make you feel sad for what's lost, but a vitality throbs through it.

September 27, 2011

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TIME Magazine

Director Peter Bogdanovich has seen Anarene, Texas, in the cinematic terms of 1951 -- the langorous dissolves, the strong chiaroscuro, the dialogue that starts with bickering and ends at confessional.

April 27, 2009

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Slant Magazine

For the members of the New Hollywood, it was a briefly opened window on revitalized filmmaking and venturesome storytelling.

September 28, 2011

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Times (UK)

A sublime study of sexually charged ennui in a dying town in 1950s Texas.

March 02, 2015

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Village Voice

At first glance, the movie is a faithful and skillful adaptation of the source, but a second look at both the film and the book reveals some interesting divergences.

March 02, 2015

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