Bob Rafelson - Five Easy Pieces (1970) Repost

A disaffected man seeks a sense of identity in one of the key films of Hollywood's 1970s New Wave. Once a promising pianist from a family of classical musicians, Bobby Eroica Dupea (Jack Nicholson, in his first major starring role) leads a blue-collar life as an oil rigger, living with needy waitress girlfriend Rayette (Karen Black) and bowling with their friends Elton (Billy "Green" Bush) and Stoney (Fannie Flagg). Feeling suffocated by responsibilities, Bobby seeks out his sister, Tita (Lois Smith), and, discovering that his father is gravely ill, he reluctantly heads back to the patrician family compound in Puget Sound with a pregnant Rayette in tow.





After a road trip featuring a harangue from hitchhiker Palm (Helena Kallianiotes) about filth, and Bobby's ill-fated attempt to make a menu substitution in a diner, he tucks Rayette away in a motel before heading to the house. There Bobby seduces his uptight brother Carl's cultured fiancée, Catherine (Susan Anspach), but Rayette shows up unexpectedly. As Rayette's crassness collides with the snobbery of the Dupea circle, Bobby loses patience with both sides. After trying to reconcile with his mute father, Bobby departs, unwilling to give in to either destiny.

Director Bob Rafelson and screenwriter Adrien Joyce (aka Carole Eastman) used the creative control afforded by the low budget to craft a European-influenced character study, catching a cultural mood of anomie and resentment as it was embodied in Bobby. Neither older generation nor hippie, Bobby fits in nowhere, and his desire for independence conflicts with his emotional emptiness. Nicholson's nuanced performance of simmering frustration resonated with 1970 audiences caught between Nixon's "silent majority" and the troubled counterculture; a substantial hit, Five Easy Pieces was nominated for several Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor, and established Nicholson as a star. Offering no "easy" answers to Bobby's existential crisis, Five Easy Pieces is one of the pre-eminent films in the early-'70s cycle of alienated American art movies, as even the fantasy of rebellion is reduced to merely running away.







Mi vida es mi vida
"Five easy pieces" es, con seguridad, la mejor película del realizador Bob Rafelson. Retratra la lucha interna del personaje de Robert Dupea (interpretado de manera brillante por Jack Nicholson, en su primer protagónico importante), quien pertenece a una familia de músicos con la que ha cortado vínculos. Un buen día, el grave estado de salud de su padre, con quien nunca tuvo una relación cercana, lo obliga a reunirse con ellos nuevamente. Pero él no encaja allí. Probablemente no encaja en ningún lado.





Cinq pièces faciles
Un musicien promis à un grand avenir renonce à sa vocation pour se consacrer à l'exploitation pétrolière et épouser une serveuse. Quelques années plus tard se rendant au chevet de son père très malade, il a une liaison avec la fiancée de son frère. Il les quitte bientôt pour repartir auprès de sa femme.







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