(VOD) Warren Beaty in Arther Penn’s (BONNIE AND CLYDE) most naked attempt at French New Wave within the American studio system and, yes, Beaty makes a damn fine Belmondo. It’s a bit of a maddening Kafka-esque mess that doesn’t completely cohere, but it remains a fascinating experiment (if all of the above sounds appealing).
It’s worth noting that it was an extremely formative film for Joe Dante, as he explains in this TRAILERS FROM HELL episode: