1971 · 119 min · R

The Last Picture Show

Name: The Last Picture Show
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1971
Duration: 119 min
Cast: Timothy Bottoms, Cybill Shepherd, Jeff Bridges, Cloris Leachman, Ellen Burstyn

Directed by Peter Bogdanovich · Drama, Romance

The Last Picture Show (1971) is a Drama film, directed by Peter Bogdanovich set in Texas during the 1950s, in winter. It runs 119 minutes and is rated R.

Themes of coming of age, memory & nostalgia, and isolation run throughout.

Cinematography

Robert Surtees

Cast

Timothy BottomsCybill ShepherdJeff BridgesCloris LeachmanEllen BurstynBen JohnsonRandy QuaidClu Gulager

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Setting

When

Season

Premise & themes

Themes

Coming Of Age Memory & Nostalgia Isolation

Tone

MelancholicNostalgicContemplative

Shape

Protagonist

Ensemble

Pacing

Measured

Dialogue

Balanced

Based on

Pure Fiction

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The Last Picture Show

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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