Shot in the wake of Dennis Hopper’s breakout hit,Easy Rider, and as he was approximately the embark on his personal – and disastrous project The Last film, and Lawrence Schiller and Kit Carson’s 1971 study of the film-maker,The American Dreamer, has been little-seen over the past 45 years. The film captures Hopper, or the country in which he lives,at a key turning point in their histories. Proceeds from the release of the film will benefit the Walker Art middle in MinneapolisThe American Dreamer is released in UK cinemas on 5 February and on MUBI on 12 February and in select US cinemas the same monthContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com