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7—14 kwietnia 2025

Warszawa

April 7—14, 2025

Warsaw

The Last Movie


Dennis Hopper’s second film, released just after the cult classic Easy Rider, was a risky endeavour. Instead of a gritty storyline, American audiences were offered a non-linear collection of scenes, and instead of a clear countercultural message – a meta-reflection on the nature of cinema and an uncomfortable post-colonial perspective. The Last Movie is somewhat reminiscent of Aguirre, the Wrath of God except that the lands of Peru are haunted not by a crazed Klaus Kinski, but by a Hollywood film crew. From the very beginning, we follow the actions of Kansas (played by the director himself), a stuntman working on a western, who gets involved with a native-born woman. When the film set departs, the Peruvian locals begin to imitate the Hollywood production – but this time, on their own terms. Underappreciated at the time of its release, Hopper’s work continues to inspire today with its radical vision of cinema and kaleidoscopic frenzy of interweaving scenes.

Igor Kierkosz

Dennis Hopper (1936–2010) was an American actor and director. He made his screen debut alongside James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause (1955) and later specialized in playing disturbed outsiders in such films as Apocalypse Now (1979) and Blue Velvet (1986). He made his debut as a director with Easy Rider (1969), where he co-starred with Peter Fonda, and continued his directorial career with The Last Movie (1971) and five more features released between 1980 and 1994.

media partner

DATE

April 8, 2024

TIME

9:30 PM

VENUE

Kino Atlantic C

COPY / OTHERS

DATE

April 15, 2024

TIME

10:15 PM

VENUE

Kino Muranów Zbyszek

COPY / OTHERS

ENGLISH TITLE

The Last Movie

ORIGINAL TITLE

The Last Movie

LANGUAGE

English

SUBTITLES

Polish

SECTION

DIRECTOR

DURATION

108 min

YEAR

1971

COUNTRY

SALES

Arbelos Films

TRIGGER WARNING

???

PRODUCER

Paul Lewis

PRODUCTION

Alta-Light

CAST

Dennis Hopper, Stella Garcia, Don Gordon, Peter Fonda, Sam Fuller

SCREENPLAY

Stewart Stern, Dennis Hopper

CINEMATOGRAPHY

László Kovács (colour)

EDITING

David Berlatsky, Antranig Mahakian

SCORE

Severn Darden, Chabuca Granda, Kris Kristofferson, John Buck Wilkin

COSTUME DESIGN

Jerry Alpert

ART DIRECTION

Leon Ericksen

DECADE

AWARDS

CIDALC Award (Venice International Film Festival)

EDITION