Easy Rider October 24, 2007

Laszlo Kovacs Tribute

Easy Rider

showing at 5:30 AND 7:30 AND 9:30

(1969) dir Dennis Hopper w/Hopper, Peter Fonda, Jack Nicholson; Cinematography by Laszlo Kovacs [95 min]

Legendary cinematographer Laszlo Kovacs is largely credited (alongside friend and collaborator Vilmos Zsigmond) as having created the ‘look’ of 70s film and nowhere is this more apparent than in the muted colors and sunset landscapes of EASY RIDER. Though this psychedelic motorcycle movie about two counterculture outsiders driving cross-country “looking for America” spawned countless imitators, nothing can compare to the image of lawyer George (Nicholson) riding on a motorcycle behind Captain America (Fonda) while wearing a football helmet. EASY RIDER, won Hopper ‘Best New Director’ at Cannes and ushered in a new era in Hollywood cinema.

Official Website: http://www.brattlefilm.org/brattlefilm/movie_detail/071024.html