Part of the series New Hollywood Cinema, hosted by Daniel Simpson as part of the Cinema Society of Kingston.
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Charismatic gambler John McCabe (Warren Beatty) arrives in a mining community and decides to open a brothel. The local residents are impressed by his confident demeanor and fast talk, but crafty prostitute Constance Miller (Julie Christie) sees through McCabe’s words and realizes he isn’t as sharp as he seems. For a share in his profits, Mrs. Miller agrees to help plan and run McCabe’s establishment, but soon a powerful company threatens to destroy what they have built up.
A pioneering film, in both senses of the word, and one of the key works in the American cinema of the 1970s. – Time Out
McCabe and Mrs. Miller is like no other Western ever made, and with it, Robert Altman earns his place as one of the best contemporary directors. – Chicago Sun-Times
About the New Hollywood Cinema Series
New Hollywood Cinema is a series dedicated to highlighting artistic triumphs from American film in the late sixties and seventies. In the wake of a collapsing studio system and disintegrating Hollywood Production Code a new generation of filmmakers took the reins of Hollywood movies and transformed the shape of American cinema. Combining Hollywood traditions with modern sensibilities, the New Hollywood made the arthouse mainstream, creating a legacy of artistry in American moviemaking which has never been matched.
About the Series Host, Daniel Simpson
Daniel Simpson is a recent PhD graduate in Screen Cultures and Curatorial Studies at Queen’s University, having written his dissertation on the New Hollywood cinema of Mike Nichols and Arthur Penn. In addition to his work as an instructor, Daniel also creates original video essays on film and film culture, published on Youtube under the name “Eyebrow Cinema.”
| Series | |
| Genre |
DramaWestern
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| Runtime | 120 minutes |
| Rated | 14A |
| Directed By | Robert Altman |
| Starring | Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Rene Auberjonois |
| Language | English |
| Country |
USA
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