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BONNIE AND CLYDE and THE CONFORMIST

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THE INFLUENCE OF an American film, Bonnie and Clyde (Arthur Penn, 1967) on the assassination scene in The Conformist (Bernardo Bertolucci, 1970) seems evident in the editing of Bertolucci's sequence, which seems modeled on the final shootout in Bonnie and Clyde (seen here), edited by Dede Allen.
    The Bonnie and Clyde sequence seems far better edited, with greater impact in the silent shots. The rhythm of the editing (length of shots, length of shot to content of shot, content of shot in relation to the soundtrack, slow motion within the shot) is more effective. A console of this sequence is below.