Punishment park proposes a us, circa 1971, where those actively against the vietnam war, instead of being imprisoned, are set loose in some southwestern desert, pursued by police and national guard. All new prisoners, most of whom are connected to the antiwar movement, are now given the choice of jail time or spending three days in punishment park, where. The soldiers vow not to interfere with the rebels progress and. Park was named by rolling stone as one of their top ten films of 1971 and. Watch punishment park 1971 full movie hd 1080p 720p part. Punishment park 1971 streaming vf gratuit film complet.
Punishment park 1971 peter watkins related allmovie. Punishment park is a 1971 film written and directed by peter watkins. Punishment park is a 1971 american pseudodocumentary drama film written and directed by. Punishment park is a 1971 english film stars carmen argenziano, peter watkins, peter watkins, scott turner, patrick boland, kent foreman, luke johnson, katherine quittner, susan martin, terry hodel, peter watkins, david hancock, miriam nunberg, michael c. Punishment park 1971 punishment park is a pseudodocumentary purporting to be a film crewss news coverage of the team of soldiers escorting a group of hippies. Punishment park speaks to what happens when the opposition is the united states government. If they reach the flag within the allotted time, the prisoners are freed, but. Like medium cool, this is a film from the antiestablishment era that used a combination of actors. Le film punishment park 1971 vostfr admin 20170421t04. May 09,1971 punishment park tell story about in this fictional documentary, u. The movie punishment park is fiction but is shown as if it is a documentary. This is a interesting exercise in situational ethics. There has never been any need, for despite winning the best directors award at the 1971 atlanta film festival, its only commercial exhibition in america has been a fourday run in an obscure new york cinema and a 10day run in san francisco. Moore, wayne nakatsu, hiroaki zom yamamoto, directed by.
A lot of this film appears improvised and in several scenes real tempers seem to flare as some of the acting got overaggressive. Weston campbells rating of the film punishment park. Telecharger 700 punishment park 1971 en streaming vf. Vostfr punishment park 1971 4khd regarder ou telecharger film complet en francais, voir hd punishment park 1971 streaming vf film c. Punishment park is a pseudodocumentary purporting to be a film crewss news coverage of the team of soldiers escorting a group of hippies, draft dodgers. Punishment park proposes a us, circa 1971, where those actively against the vietnam war. Voir film punishment park 1971 streaming complet hd en france.
Despite rumours on the internet to the contrary, punishment park has never been banned in the us. Punishment park is a found footage movie shot as a pseudodocumentary purporting to be a film crewss news coverage of the team of soldiers escorting a group of hippies, draft dodgers, and antiestablishment types across the desert in a type of capture the flag game. Punishment park is a chilling pseudodocumentary about political prisoners being sentenced before a judge and tribunal in violation of the constitution. Watch punishment park, the british drama by peter watkins fandor. Punishment park is a pseudodocumentary purporting to be a film crewss news coverage of the team of soldiers escorting a group of hippies, draft dodgers, and antiestablishment types across the desert in a type of capture the flag game. Set in an indeterminate future the film is presented in the form of a live tv documentary. Even though the movie was made in 1971 and references the chicago 7 trial with more gender balance here and the kent state shooting, punishment park still has relevance for the modern day. The setting is of a british and west german film crew following national guard soldiers and police as they pursue members of a counterculture group across a desert. Punishment park 1971 peter watkins releases allmovie. The reporter becomes a voice for the audience in a film that doesnt need one. Set entirely in that sort of generic tan stucco apartment complex thats all.
One of the biggest issues for me was the reporterpolice dynamic at the very end. Punishment park 1971 full movie punishment park is a pseudodocumentary purporting to be a film crewss news coverage of the team of soldiers escorting a group of hippies, draft dodgers, and antiestablishment types across the desert in a type of capture the flag game. Punishment park 1971 trailer youtube punishment park punishment park is a 1971 film written and directed by peter watkins. At the bear mountain punishment park in the mojave, prisoners are given three days and two nights in which to run a brutal course of fiftythree miles, at the end of which is an american flag.
Punishment park masters of cinema original dvd trailer. All new prisoners, most of whom are connected to the antiwar movement, are now given the choice of jail time or spending three days in punishment park, where they will be hunted for sport by federal authorities. The vietnam and asian wars are on the escalation and the youthful rebels who refuse drafting are given the choice of either serving long prison sentences or taking part in a 3days endurance test in punishment park. Punishment park 1971 plot summary 1 punishment park is a pseudodocumentary purporting to be a film crewss news coverage of the team of soldiers escorting a group of hippies, draft dodgers, and antiestablishment types across the desert in a type of capture the flag game. Punishment park isnt a subtle film by any means, but its extremely well executed and reflective of america in uncertain times. Its truly stunning that this film was made the year i was born, because it is utterly timely, as appropriate today as it was nearly four decades ago. It isnt just that the concerns raised remain valid. Rent punishment park 1971 starring patrick boland and kent foreman on dvd and bluray. Find similar and related movies for punishment park 1971 peter watkins on allmovie. I had read about punishment park in various film magazines over the. Punishment park has been ranked 2847 times, wins 52. Set in a detention camp in an america of the nearfuture, punishment park s pseudodocumentary style places a british film crew amongst a group of young dissidents who, faced with lengthy jail time, have opted to spend three days in punishment park. With its previous united states theatrical exhibition history comprising a hostile reception at the new york film festival and a truncated fourday. The military is not part of the game and cannot get involved.
Rent punishment park 1971 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Punishment park is a 1971 american pseudodocumentary drama film written and directed by peter watkins. Punishment park is a pseudodocumentary purporting to be a film crewss news coverage of the team of soldiers escorting a group of hippies, draft d. Punishment park was the first time watkins gave his cast nearly complete control over the dialogue. Official selection of the 1971 cannes film festival. A group of military personnel are escorting hippies, draft dodgers, and similar types across the desert for a flag game. The soldiers vow not to interfere with the rebels progress and merely shepherd them along to their destination.
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