▁confused , ▁am bit ious ▁movie ▁that ▁is ▁often ▁very ▁fun ny ▁and ▁always ▁fasc in ating ." ▁Gene ▁S isk el ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Trib une ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁a ▁full ▁four ▁out ▁of ▁four ▁stars , ▁writing ▁that ▁while ▁the ▁film ' s ▁ideas ▁wer en ' t ▁anything ▁special , ▁" Alt man ' s ▁mov ies ▁are ▁innov ative . ▁They ▁surprise ▁us ▁with ▁their ▁physical ▁beauty , ▁their ▁wit , ▁and ▁their ▁style . ▁' B uff alo ▁Bill ' s ▁few ▁pom p ous ▁moments ▁are ▁over wh el med ▁by ▁the ▁fluid ▁energy ▁of ▁the ▁piece ." ▁Pen el ope ▁G illi att ▁of ▁The ▁New ▁York er ▁identified ▁the ▁film ▁as ▁being ▁" about ▁sorts ▁of ▁dream s ▁... ▁perhaps ▁it ▁is ▁true ▁that ▁white ▁men ▁tend ▁to ▁dream ▁only ▁of ▁things ▁going ▁well , ▁whereas ▁Indians , ▁like ▁many ▁ab original ▁people , ▁dream ▁of ▁death , ▁init iation , ▁possibility ; ▁the ▁rock ▁face ▁on ▁which ▁w aking ▁life ▁has ▁no ▁purchase ." ▁ ▁Today ▁the ▁film ▁holds ▁a ▁" f resh " ▁ 6 7 % ▁rating ▁on ▁review ▁aggreg ator ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes ▁based ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁reviews . ▁ ▁Awards ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁entered ▁into ▁the ▁ 2 6 th ▁Berlin ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival , ▁where ▁it ▁won ▁the ▁Golden ▁Bear . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Buff alo ▁Bill ▁and ▁the ▁Indians ▁or ▁S itting ▁Bull ' s ▁History ▁Less on