Review of Cockfighter (1974) by Kevin M — 14 Aug 2008
Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ha!!!
That's the hell of a good movie. Oates is simply perfect. As if Jean Rouch had left Africa and turned his attention to Louisiana. It puts the "vérité" in "cinéma vérité". It is a funky flix about the redest of rednecks.
It is violent (compared to a single cockfight the first 20 minutes of Saving Private Ryan look like the adventures of Winnie the Poo). It is also wonderful of dignity.The decadence and the fragility and cheer joy of all the characters made me think of this expression invented to describe another film: Texistentialism, although the Cockfighter is set in Louisiana, you find that kind of happy goes kind of lucky Southern attitude.
Need to see it again soon.
This review of Cockfighter (1974) was written by Kevin M on 14 Aug 2008.
Cockfighter has generally received positive reviews.
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