High Plains Drifter (Clint Eastwood, 1973)

Laurent Gerra, an ardent fan of classic Westerns, will introduce Clint Eastwood's High Plains Drifter, a Western which followed Sergio Leone's style, on Wednesday 14 October (21:00) at the Alpha (in Charbonnières).

The film was the first Western that Eastwood directed.  He remembered lessons from Leone, in that the film only has a total of six minutes dialogue and focuses on faces and landscapes.  A tombstone in it even carries Leone's name.  But apart from the nod to the master, the film is Eastwood's first mature work, presenting strong characters in a very personal auteur style.

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Wednesday 14 October (21:00) at the Alpha  

(introduced by Laurent Gerra)

Friday 16 October (14:30) at the Comoedia  

Friday 16 October (20:30) at the Ciné 89  

Saturday 17 October (17:00) at the UGC Ciné Cité  

 
Eastwood in High Plains Drifter

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French poster for High Plains Drifter

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11/10/09