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HWY: An American Pastoral

1970 · 52 min

A drifting, sun-bleached road movie that feels like a hazy dream, quiet and unsettling in equal measure.

Directed by: Jim Morrison, Frank Lisciandro
Genres: Drama
Starring: Jim Morrison

Overview: HWY: An American Pastoral is a film by Jim Morrison, Frank Lisciandro, Paul Ferrara, and Babe Hill and stars Morrison as a hitchhiker. It is a 50-minute experimental film in Direct Cinema style. It was shot during the spring and summer of 1969 in the Mojave Desert and in Los Angeles.

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Directed by: Jim Morrison, Frank Lisciandro
Genres: Drama
Starring: Jim Morrison

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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
freedom
violence
mystery
Places: road trip
countryside
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	5

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