RideLonesome,thefifthfilminthe“Ranowncycle,“isboththebestandmostrepresentativeofthewholeseries,whichhasbeencalled“themostremarkableconvergenceofartisticachievementinthehistoryoflow-budgetmoviemaking.“DirectorBudBoettichercapturesthealienationandlonelinessofanAmericafacedwiththeColdWarandthedailythreatofnuclearannihilation.Shotinseventeendaysforunderahalf-milliondollars,RideLonesomeisamasterpieceofcinematicminimalism.VeteranscreenwriterKirkEllisbrilliantlyunpacksthethemes,narrative,visuallanguage,andeditinginthisseminalfilm.InRideLonesomeEllisnotonlyshowshowthisonefilmembodiesaturningpointfortheWestern,buthealsoexplorestheuniquevisionandcontributionsofdirectorBoetticherandhiswritingpartnerBurtKennedy.
