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Last Chants for a Slow Dance (1977)

Last Chants for a Slow Dance poster
Directed by
Jon Jost
Genre
drama film, independent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 20 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man drives through the American West, picking up hitchhikers and having brief encounters. The film follows his aimless journey and the emptiness underneath his casual interactions.

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What happens

Last Chants for a Slow Dance is a 1977 American independent drama film directed by Jon Jost and starring Tom Blair. In some quarters Last Chants is now considered an American classic; Jonathan Rosenbaum lists it as one of the "alternative" top 100 American films, and it is listed in the book 1001 Films You Must See Before You Die. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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