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Dennis Hopper (his death) 3 June 10
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Categories: Film / dvd-mine
I recently→ expressed my feelings about Dennis Hopper, now he has died.A few weeks ago I watched Easy Rider → again — I have no idea how many times I have in fact seen that film. It has a kind of perfection, the perfection of creating something right, something that just works, that just resonates. In its directness and innocence it has a raw and amateur quality, Hopper was wielding the camera freely and lovingly.
Hopper’s portrayal of Billy (as in Billy-the-Kid, Fonda playing Wyatt, as in Wyatt Earp), his direction of himself, is seamless. It is almost impossible for me to simultaneously be aware of him as Billy, as the actor portraying Billy, and the director directing him and Fonda, not to mention Nicholson.
Otherwise Hopper is an actor. As I said in a previous entry (below, with a permalink above): I love how Dennis Hopper speaks, moves, looks, and acts. I love all of his roles,...
- Title: Dennis Hopper (his death)
- Directed by: Dennis Hopper
- Writing credits: Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Terry Southern
- Starring: Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson
- Cinematography: Laszlo Kovacs
- Year: 1969
- Further details: Edited by Henry Jaglom, Donn Cambern