Released 54 years ago is the greatest film of this legendary actor, but unfortunately it has become invisible for almost 20 years

Gonna disappear in 2008, at the age of 73, Sydney Polac left an indefinable mark in the history of American cinema, an awesome descendants of the work: Condor, Totus, West Jeremiah Johnson, a romantic fresco covered by Oscar … Our film is not the most famous film; In any case, by the general public: we finish horses well.

History? It happens in 1932. The United States was immersed in the gap of the Great Depression. As a result of unemployment and misery, women and men decide to participate in dance marathons whose winners receive interesting bonuses.

For his part, young Robert is one of these huge halls, which is transformed into a master of dance and ceremonies to Rocky, welcomes competitors. Including “sailor”, former sailor; Alice, extravagant and desperate blonde. And Gloria that will become Robert’s partner …

Bread and games for America in full trouble

For the Romans it was necessary for the people of bread and circus, according to the expression Panem and circles. Leaving the Great Depression on behalf of America, now only the issue is in the endless dance marathons of circus, for small breads. Marathons that really existed.

A crisis that allows more than 2 million Americans on the street and trouble and 13 million unemployed, refers to everyone and puts citizens in a state of frustration, such that it is a whole system of values ​​that is both moral and economical, which is very strongly in doubt.

This is how to see Horas McCoy, the author of the book from which the horses are well taken, a giant ball, as a brutal gap of society, where money (simple) becomes the only messenger prism that he has.

It is also a ruthless metaphor that motivates the director’s choice, which has been sold for thirty years after the events when he was able to leave the film by the director, one of the most dangerous drifting of the community model that gives a human being to man.

Book Starry Sales in the United States

Mako began writing his book in 1931 and published in 1935. If he has received quite a positive criticism, he sold only 3,000 copies in the United States, mainly because many readers simply could not afford to do so, which would prefer to borrow a job from the library.

Translated in many languages, it became a bestseller in France and, in the 1950s, became a cult of his book. Albert Camus even talked about him “The first existential novel to exit from the United States”. It also says that McCoye’s main character, Robert, inspired Camus for his novel Foreigner.

McCoy’s novel was published in the United States in 1946, 1955 (the year of his death) and in 1966. Although the sales there were stars at the beginning of it, Hollywood quickly acknowledged its dramatic potential that adapted to the screen.

Adaptation’s rights often changed their hands: Charles Chaplin and Norman Lloyd acquired their rights, for example, in 1949, for $ 3,000 and attempted to write a script without success. It was not until 1968, and James Poe, that the adaptation project was finally released from the route.

A country that sinks into the abyss

Founded by Pollack, the film is killing a huge and supreme Jane Fonda, who finds one of the greatest roles of his career, Michael Sarazin, Susanna York, Red Buttons and Extraordinary Gigules as a master of ceremonies.

The ruthless and devastating portrait of America, which breaks itself, sinks into the rainfall, without anyone else to force it there, buy horses well, is undoubtedly the most sad and powerful work that is the late Sydney Pollock. And it always remains, 56 years after its release, as well as annoying and amazing news.

These wonders came out with us on the DVD in 2007, in unworthy and naked editions as a worm. And since then? Nothing, on the horizon is bluish-scarc. If the editor could revise the issue, it would be grateful for him a thousand times.