i figured every now and then i would post up a thread to recommend some underseen gems. hopefully you guys find something you like
Straight Time ( 1978 )
Max Dembo (Dustin Hoffman) is an ex-con fresh out from a stint and ready to take a new perspective on life. the film opens with his release back into society where after which he has talks with his parole officer, looks for a job, and pays a visit to some old-time friends... but is it all as easy as that? is he really a changed man? has the system done him good or do old habits die hard? such answers are never clear in Straight Time, a film which prefers to travel along it's own blurred shade of grey
a true overlooked gem from the 70's. i don't know why i never hear about this film, it has got all the makings of a cult classic
genre: character study, crime, drama
Straight Time ( 1978 )
Max Dembo (Dustin Hoffman) is an ex-con fresh out from a stint and ready to take a new perspective on life. the film opens with his release back into society where after which he has talks with his parole officer, looks for a job, and pays a visit to some old-time friends... but is it all as easy as that? is he really a changed man? has the system done him good or do old habits die hard? such answers are never clear in Straight Time, a film which prefers to travel along it's own blurred shade of grey
a true overlooked gem from the 70's. i don't know why i never hear about this film, it has got all the makings of a cult classic
genre: character study, crime, drama