It was off to a bad start. When offered to him
Macadam Cowboy,
John Schlesinger found the novel unreadable. “
I couldn't get past page 2.
” Fortunately, he reopened the volume and his verdict changed. The
Darling
director
had his next topic. The darling of English cinema had had Hollywood at his feet and came out of a complete flop,
Far from the madding crowd
, his first American experience. He therefore needed to restore his image. The studios had offered him
Funny Girl
and
The Violin on the roof.
The Briton preferred the colorful and sordid adventures of this redneck from the West who came to New York to live off the hooks of wealthy wives.
An enthralling book takes a look behind the scenes of this classic 1969 film, the only feature film banned from under-17s to have won the Oscar.
"Do you really think someone's going to spend their money to see a movie about some Texan boob who takes a bus to New York to make a fortune jumping old women?"
"
Jon voight
The pages are full of anecdotes.
The filmmaker wanted neither Dustin Hoffmann nor Jon Voight.
He had approached Truman Capote, had lunch with Gore Vidal who suggested
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