1969 · drama · art-film
Dillinger Is Dead
Directed by Marco Ferreri1h 35m1969
A man decides to cook for himself and finds a revolver (which may have belonged to John Dillinger) hidden in his kitchen.
Our read: Dillinger Is Dead (1969) reads as a sombre, slow-burn, surreal drama · art-film entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Sombre, slow-burn, measured drama / art-film, surreal in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- sombre
- slow-burn
- surreal
- bleak
- cold
- signature
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