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Paper Moon (1973)
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
A charming mixture of Hawksian comedy and Fordian lyricism imbues Bogdanovich's not-too-sentimental meeting-cute between a conman (Ryan O'Neal) busy bamboozling widows into buying bibles during the Depression, and the 9-year-old wily brat who may or may not be his daughter (Tatum O'Neal). Modern cynicism and efficient acting hold the potential mushiness at bay, and the pair's picaresque odyssey through the Kansas dustbowl, during which they vie for control over their increasingly bizarre partnership, is admirably served by Laszlo Kovacs' marvellous monochrome camerawork. After Targets and The Last Picture Show, Bogdanovich's best movie.Author: GA
Cast & crew
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Producer: Peter Bogdanovich
Cast: Ryan O'Neal, Tatum O'Neal, Madeline Kahn, John Hillerman, PJ Johnson, Randy Quaid full cast
Duration: 102 mins
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