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UNITED STATES · 1969

Easy Rider

Dennis Hopper
New Hollywood countercultural rebellion freedom and motorcycle culture American identity crisis spiritual quest social alienation
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Synopsis

Wyatt and Billy, two Harley-riding hippies, complete a drug deal in Southern California and decide to travel cross-country in search of spiritual truth.

Year1969
CountryUnited States
DirectorDennis Hopper
MovementNew Hollywood
Cinematic Threads
Hopper and Fonda were steeped in the methods of the French New Wave, whose films they openly admired, drawing inspiration from (...) Michelangelo Antonioni's Blow-Up (1966) for Easy Rider's improvisational style, jump cuts, and vérité cinematography.
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Films it influenced
Kings of the Road 1976 · Wim Wenders Alice in the Cities 1973 · Wim Wenders
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