Art of Film: Scarecrow (1973)
Join us for the Art of Film with guest curator of film Carlos Valladares and director Jerry Schatzberg to discuss Scarecrow.
The 1973 film, starring Gene Hackman and Al Pacino is one of the best-reviewed of Schatzberg’s career. Now, hear a special introduction to the film from Schatzberg himself, giving a firsthand account of the film’s creation, it’s execution, and it’s public reception.
After the screening, guest curator of film Carlos Valladares will further discuss the film.
Jerry Schatzberg (born June 26, 1927) is an American photographer and film director. After establishing himself as a successful celebrity and fashion photographer, he transitioned to making feature films.
He is best known for his films The Panic in Needle Park (1971), for which he was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival (and lead actress Kitty Winn won Best Actress); and Scarecrow (1973), which won the shared Grand Prize at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival, alongside The Hireling (1973).
Art of Film is guest curated by Carlos Valladares, a writer, critic, and curator based in New York City.
He has written for Gagosian Quarterly, n+1, the San Francisco Chronicle, and others. He received his Bachelor's from Stanford University in Film and American Studies, and is currently a doctoral candidate in Film and Art History at Yale, studying French cinema of the 1960s. He has taught on such topics as Latin American film and literature, the French New Wave, screenwriting, Classical Hollywood.
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- Philip K. Scheuer, Los Angeles Times
(French language, English Subtitles)
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Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 Rear Window
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- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
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“All of Who by Fire exists in this in-between space, which is what makes it so thrilling, so unpredictable.”
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“At once a frenzied fairy tale and a tender-hearted character study.”
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“The movie’s a paean to hard work and hedonism, and if its pleasures are mostly surface — grass, clay, emotional — it’s still been too long since we’ve had an intelligent frolic like this.”
- Ty Burr, Washington Post
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“A uniquely hypnotic and haunting love story sparked by Nicolas Cage and Elisabeth Shue at their career best.”
-Rolling Stone
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Mike Figgis’ 1995 Leaving Las Vegas
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“A uniquely hypnotic and haunting love story sparked by Nicolas Cage and Elisabeth Shue at their career best.”
-Rolling Stone
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Jean-Luc Godard’s 1961 Une Femme est Une Femme (A Woman is a Woman)
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“It’s a fantasy, a comedy, a musical, and a tragedy all at once.”
-New York Magazine
(In French with English Subtitles)
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Jean-Luc Godard’s 1961 Une Femme est Une Femme (A Woman is a Woman)
Marc Eliot’s Art of Film
“It’s a fantasy, a comedy, a musical, and a tragedy all at once.”
-New York Magazine
(In French with English Subtitles)
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Howard Hawks’ 1948 Red River
Marc Eliot’s Art of Film
“A spectacle of sweeping grandeur with a first-rate script; John Wayne has his best assignment to date.”
-Variety
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Howard Hawks’ 1948 Red River
Marc Eliot’s Art of Film
“A spectacle of sweeping grandeur with a first-rate script; John Wayne has his best assignment to date.”
-Variety
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Roger Donaldson’s 1987 No Way Out
Marc Eliot’s Art of Film
“Good performances from a strong cast and paranoid plotting enough to keep even the staunchest of remake nay-sayers quiet. Hitchockian production with a modern twist.”
-Empire Magazine
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Roger Donaldson’s 1987 No Way Out
Marc Eliot’s Art of Film
“Good performances from a strong cast and paranoid plotting enough to keep even the staunchest of remake nay-sayers quiet. Hitchockian production with a modern twist.”
-Empire Magazine
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Don Siegel’s 1956 Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Marc Eliot’s Art of Film
“This is one of the great ‘50s film paranoid allegories about the fear of Communism taking over the American Way of Life. Less obvious is that it is also one of the best love stories of its time. Totally unique, scary, prescient, and visually beautiful; a terrific early masterpiece by Don Siegel.”
-Marc Eliot
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Don Siegel’s 1956 Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Marc Eliot’s Art of Film
“This is one of the great ‘50s film paranoid allegories about the fear of Communism taking over the American Way of Life. Less obvious is that it is also one of the best love stories of its time. Totally unique, scary, prescient, and visually beautiful; a terrific early masterpiece by Don Siegel.”
-Marc Eliot
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Tom Tykwer’s 1998 Run Lola Run (German)
Marc Eliot’s Art of Film
“Run Lola Run combines pleasingly postmodern kinetic energy with exquisitely lyrical romanticism. I urge [everyone] to run to the box-office!”
-Andrew Sarris, “The Observer”
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Peter Glennville’s 1964 Becket
Marc Eliot’s Art of Film
“Richard Burton is extraordinary and Peter O’Toole is regally madcap and larger than life.”
-Christian Science Monitor
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Arthur Penn’s 1962 The Miracle Worker
Marc Eliot’s Art of Film
“It's a stunningly impressive piece of work, typically (for Penn) deriving much of its power from the performances.”
-Time Out
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Alfred Hitchcock’s 1972 Frenzy
Marc Eliot’s Art of Film
“Frenzy is a complex and gripping thriller, a rich tapestry of suspense and a masterpiece.”
– Betsy Reed “The Guardian”
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Henry King’s 1943 The Song of Bernadette
Marc Eliot’s Art of Film
“A remarkably good moving picture about the French peasant girl who saw the Blessed Virgin and helped discover a miraculously healing spring at Lourdes.”
-Time Magazine
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Blake Edwards’ 1959 Operation Petticoat
Marc Eliot’s Art of Film
“Blake Edwards directs with his customary wit, breeziness, and acute sense of pacing.”
- Chicago Reader
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Blake Edwards’ 1959 Operation Petticoat
Marc Eliot’s Art of Film
“Blake Edwards directs with his customary wit, breeziness, and acute sense of pacing.”
- Chicago Reader
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Ang Lee’s 2007 Lust Caution
Marc Eliot’s Art of Film
“For his sheer muscular verve and ambition, Lee deserves a standing ovation.”
- Guardian
Rated NC-17
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Ang Lee’s 2007 Lust Caution
Marc Eliot’s Art of Film
“For his sheer muscular verve and ambition, Lee deserves a standing ovation.”
- Guardian
Rated NC-17
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Oliver Stone’s 1989 Born on the Fourth of July
Marc Eliot’s Art of Film
“A score from John Williams and aggressive direction from Oliver Stone make this the pre-eminent Vietnam War movie.”
- Times (UK)
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Oliver Stone’s 1989 Born on the Fourth of July
Marc Eliot’s Art of Film
“A score from John Williams and aggressive direction from Oliver Stone make this the pre-eminent Vietnam War movie.”
- Times (UK)
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Richard Marquand’s 1981 Eye of the Needle
Marc Eliot’s Art of Film
“Alfred Hitchcock could have worked miracles with this story's mixture of love, suspicion and intrigue; as it is, the director is Richard Marquand, and he does much more than a creditable job. His film is suspenseful all the way.”
-New York Times
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Richard Marquand’s 1981 Eye of the Needle
Marc Eliot’s Art of Film
“Alfred Hitchcock could have worked miracles with this story's mixture of love, suspicion and intrigue; as it is, the director is Richard Marquand, and he does much more than a creditable job. His film is suspenseful all the way.”
-New York Times
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Robert Altman’s 1970 M*A*S*H
Marc Eliot’s Art of Film
“As a savage comedy about man's rebellion in the face of death it has rarely been bettered.”
- Empire Magazine
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Robert Altman’s 1970 M*A*S*H
Marc Eliot’s Art of Film
“As a savage comedy about man's rebellion in the face of death it has rarely been bettered.”
- Empire Magazine
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