Word: trashcans
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...reason why the marathon works so well as a context for American sickness is the ferocity with which director Pollack has depicted it. Some shots-the faces of the tortured contestants as they run two "derby" races during the marathon, a juxtaposition of Sarrazin and a trashcan with a surreal beachscape, the reflection of Susannah York's delirious face in a shower head-knock you over with sheer force. The depression-era detail (posters for Grand Hotel and band music like "The Best Things in Life are Free") and the editing (often utilizing sound cues such as sirens and gunshots...