Tres jóvenes promesas de Hollywood protagonisan una historia de decadencia, el fin de una época y una etapa de la vida de estos personajes que ven como sus vidas se transforman, como marco de su evolución personal la sociedad ve como las pequeñas villas cambian, la sociedad se revoluciona y el modo de entretenimiento de los chicos también, el cine cede terreno ante la televisión que poco a poco se disputa la audiencia; un grupo de jóvenes promesas dan brillo a una historia sin grandes pretenciones pero que alcanza buena crítica y buena acogida de público, hoy en día aún da de que hablar que le otorga un sitial en la historia del cine sin reservas. Un poco lenta a mi modo de ver pero efectiva si sois amantes del buen cine.
En la década de los 50, en una pequeña ciudad de Texas, un grupo de jóvenes afronta el paso de la adolescencia a la madurez marcados por una sociedad reprimida y cambiante en la que el cine y todo lo que representa muere en manos del poder de la televisión.
Obtuvo excelentes críticas y nada menos que 8 nominaciones a los Oscar.
"Obra maestra de los sentimientos, la traición, la decadencia y la pérdida (...) maravillosa interpretación de Ellen Burstyn" (Carlos Boyero: Diario El Mundo)
In tiny Anarene, Texas, in the lull between World War Two and the Korean Conflict, Sonny and Duane are best friends. Enduring that awkward period of life between boyhood and manhood, the two pass their time the best way they know how -- with the movie house, basketball, and girls. Jacey is Duane's steady, wanted by every boy in school, and she knows it. Her daddy is rich and her mom is good looking and loose. It's the general consensus that whoever wins Jacey's heart will be set for life. But Anarene is dying a quiet death as folks head for the big cities to make their livings and raise their kids. The boys are torn between a future somewhere out there beyond the borders of town or making do with their inheritance of a run-down pool hall and a decrepit movie house -- the legacy of their friend and mentor, Sam the Lion. As high school graduation approaches, they learn some difficult lessons about love, loneliness, and jealousy. Then folks stop attending the second-run features at the movie house and the time comes for the last picture show. With the closure of the movie house, the boys feel that a stage of their lives is closing. They stand uneasily on the threshold of the rest of their lives. (The movie was adapted from the novel by Larry McMurtry).
1971: 2 Oscar: mejor actor secundario (Johnson), actriz secundaria (Cloris Leachman). 8 Nominaciones
Obtuvo excelentes críticas y nada menos que 8 nominaciones a los Oscar.
"Obra maestra de los sentimientos, la traición, la decadencia y la pérdida (...) maravillosa interpretación de Ellen Burstyn" (Carlos Boyero: Diario El Mundo)
In tiny Anarene, Texas, in the lull between World War Two and the Korean Conflict, Sonny and Duane are best friends. Enduring that awkward period of life between boyhood and manhood, the two pass their time the best way they know how -- with the movie house, basketball, and girls. Jacey is Duane's steady, wanted by every boy in school, and she knows it. Her daddy is rich and her mom is good looking and loose. It's the general consensus that whoever wins Jacey's heart will be set for life. But Anarene is dying a quiet death as folks head for the big cities to make their livings and raise their kids. The boys are torn between a future somewhere out there beyond the borders of town or making do with their inheritance of a run-down pool hall and a decrepit movie house -- the legacy of their friend and mentor, Sam the Lion. As high school graduation approaches, they learn some difficult lessons about love, loneliness, and jealousy. Then folks stop attending the second-run features at the movie house and the time comes for the last picture show. With the closure of the movie house, the boys feel that a stage of their lives is closing. They stand uneasily on the threshold of the rest of their lives. (The movie was adapted from the novel by Larry McMurtry).
1971: 2 Oscar: mejor actor secundario (Johnson), actriz secundaria (Cloris Leachman). 8 Nominaciones
American Film Institute ha catalogado esta película en el puesto 95 entre las 100 Mejores películas de los últimos 100 Años.
Director: Peter Bogdanovich. Intérpretes: Jeff Bridges, Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman, Timothy Bottoms, Cybill Shepherd, Ellen Burstyn, Randy Quaid, Sharon Taggart. Guión: Peter Bogdanovich & Larry McMurtry (Novela: Larry McMurtry). Fotografía: Robert Surtees (B/N). Título Original: The Last Picture Show. Año: 1971. Duración: 118 min. 
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