Going through the whole series before MICKEY 17 comes out. If anyone knows where I can find the other fifteen films get at me.
Cinemas
Directed by Arthur Penn
Mickey One
An atmospheric, intricate crime.
Crime
Drama
1965
1h 33m
3.3(2.6k)via LetterboxdWarren Beatty + 4 more
A former comic is on the run from the mob.
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Cast & crew
6What people say
arthur penn's take on french new wave filmmaking by way of fellini and it's kind of great?? i'm surprised this is so under-seen because it's a really apparent time capsule of how european art films directly influenced hollywood directors in the early/mid 60s. also features frequent kurosawa collaborator kamatari fujiwara as this angel figure referred to as "the artist," and it's shot by ghislain cloquet who worked with demy, bresson, and resnais (and! it! shows!!!). a very cool gem of a film.there's a bit where a guy bangs on warren beatty's door and screams "I WANT YOU!!!" and i felt very seen
It is more fascinating as a document of Hollywood self loathing and persecution complex than a functional film, but watching Penn, Beatty and their collaborators struggling to find a more radical 60s movie aesthetic under end of studio era context has many rewards. A movie whose failures accumulate some victories.
Common questions
What is Mickey One about?+
A stand-up comedian flees the mob, living in constant paranoia in a fractured, existential narrative.
Who directed Mickey One?+
Arthur Penn directed the film in 1965, creating a stylized work that predates his later success with Bonnie and Clyde.
