the last picture show was shot in black and white for aesthetic reasons.
why was the last picture show shot in black and white?
for aesthetic reasons
set in a small town in north texas from november 1951 to october 1952, it is about the coming of age of sonny crawford (timothy bottoms) and his friend duane jackson (jeff bridges). the cast also includes cybill shepherd in her film debut, ellen burstyn, ben johnson, and cloris leachman, and features eileen brennan, clu gulager, and randy quaid. for aesthetic reasons, it was shot in black and white, which was unusual for the time. the film features many songs of hank williams sr. and other recording artists.
the last picture show
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the last picture show is a 1971 american drama film directed and co-written by peter bogdanovich, adapted from a semi-autobiographical 1966 novel "the last picture show" by larry mcmurtry.
the last picture show