¡Putney Swope
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[Machine Translation] One of the most important films in the history of American cinema finally landed in Japan for the first time after more than half a century. Downey Jr., his son and one of Hollywood's leading star actors, wrote about his father on Instagram: "Last night, after years of enduring Parkinson's disease, he passed away peacefully... He was a great and true maverick in the American film industry. He was a great and true heretic in American cinema," he wrote. The masterpiece of Robert Downey, a leading figure of the counterculture era and the midwife of underground cinema, is preserved on the U.S. National Film Registry. When it was released in the U.S. in 1969, it was a huge hit, with both controversy and critical acclaim, as a pioneering film that satirized all the deceptions of the world with its own radical humor. It is considered to be one of the most important films in the history of American cinema. The film will be digitally restored in 2019 with the participation of the Martin Scorsese Film Foundation, which is also funded by the George Lucas Family Foundation, and finally landed in Japan for the first time in July 2022 after more than 50 years. Robert Downey produced and wrote the screenplay for the film along with the director. Associate producer was Ronald Sullivan, who later became very successful in the pornographic film industry under the name Henri Pachard. The cinematography was by Gerald Kotz, who won an Academy Award for Technical Achievement in 2005. Editing is by Bud S. Smith, twice nominated for an Academy Award for The Exorcist (1974) and Flashdance (1984). The music is an original composition by Charlie Kuba, who also collaborated with Downey on his next film, "Pound" (yet to be released). The title design is by Chamayeff & Geismar, one of the best advertising design teams in the U.S. Everyone has seen over a hundred corporate logos by Chamayeff & Geismar, including those of NBC Network, Pan Am, and Mobil Oil. This is the only film they have worked on, and its simple yet bold design is sure to resonate with the forward-thinking sensibilities of the big-name creators. And although this is a black-and-white film, one of the highlights of the film is the many unique television commercial scenes, which are presented in color and vividly convey the atmosphere of the era. --1960s New York. The founder of a prestigious advertising firm suddenly dies, and the firm's only black executive, Putney Swope, is unexpectedly elected as the new president. Swope changes the company's name to Truth & Soul, fires almost all the white executives, and launches a series of subversive, bizarre, and even tasteless advertising campaigns that produce hit products and catapult the company to new heights of success. But Swope finds himself caught up in a conspiracy with U.S. President Mimio, who claims that Swope is a threat to national security...
Original Release Year: 1969
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