Episode 72: The Little Marty That Could ("Boxcar Bertha," 1972)

Proletarian Contrarian

English - May 11, 2020 14:20 - 1 hour - 86.6 MB - ★★★★ - 7 ratings
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Martin Scorsese makes his big Pro/Con debut with "Boxcar Bertha" (1972). As Marty's second feature film, its roughly hewn aesthetic is a perfect match for its subject material. Leftist criminal exploitation film never looked so good, or felt so relevant to what's going on today.

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Music-
"when the struggle itself becomes identified with a series of defeats" by 红山郡 (hongshanjun.bandcamp.com/album/-)

Score by Gib Guilbeau and Thad Maxwell