Jerry Schatzberg is not a director known for his extensive filmography. His 1973 work, Scarecrow, catapulted him into the limelight by bringing home the Palm d'Or from Cannes. However, this would not have been enough on its own. A favourable jury reaction and positive critical acclaim can momentarily inflate the success of any film, but a work only endures if it captivates the masses too. In hindsight, Scarecrow was completely in touch with the times and would rock the boat of conventional... American cinema to produce a cult hit. After the 60s, American films systematically shed the conventional designs of studio sets and brought more ”non-stage” characters to life on the big screen. Movies such as Easy Rider and Midnight Cowboy embodied this transition and ushered in a new era of the road movie and drifter films. These studies of human fate replaced previously well rounded plot lines with erratic stories of misanthropy and rebellion. Jack Kerouac's On the Road (1957) was a notorious forerunner of this wave, setting the precedent for all to come. Scarecrow is a drama centred around the tale of two well crafted, hobo-like characters played by Gene Hackman and Al Pacino. The film's cinematic power is derived from its imagery, which is no surprise as two expert photographers worked on the project. Schatzberg himself was previously a highly sought-after fashion and art photographer with a career including stints at Vogue and an expressive shoot of one of the icons of the era in Bob Dylan. Cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond was able to formulate a unique, grainy and grimy visual language that still captivates the audience. As viewers, we are beckoned along this journey without any purpose or destination - the road itself is both the means and the end.
The series is made possible by the Hungarian National Film Fund
Presented by: Müpa Budapest
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