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HWY: An American Pastoral

1970 · 52 min Drama
5.5 / 10 · TMDB

HWY: An American Pastoral is a film by Jim Morrison, Frank Lisciandro, Paul Ferrara, and Babe Hill and stars Morrison as a hitchhiker. It is a 50-minute experimental film in Direct Cinema style. It was shot during the spring and summer of 1969 in the Mojave Desert and in Los Angeles.

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Year 1970
Country United States of America
Genre Drama
Director Frank Lisciandro
Runtime 52 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.5/10 (12 votes)

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The film constructs a hypnotic, impressionistic travelogue, relying on the aesthetics of Direct Cinema and a minimalist approach. It explores a state of rootless freedom, where dialogue recedes in favor of pure landscape and atmosphere.

What lingers after viewing is the gritty texture of the highway and the sun-bleached silence, with Morrison serving more as a spectral element of the scenery than a conventional protagonist. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Frank Lisciandro

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