Shooting in 1966 without script, story, or any narrative preconception, Nelson and Wiley created a masterwork of ‘60s independent cinema. The Great Blondino follows an anachronistically attired young fellow as he navigates a beguiling, sometimes troubling world with a curiosity that opens us wide to the filmmakers’ inspired, freeform vision. In many ways, the wonder of Blondino may echo the excitement of invention and exploration that Nelson and Wiley experienced in the making of the film. Utterly exuberant and freed from rote cinematic restriction, it embodies an artistic rigor and direction that also prevents it from ever seeming too unhinged. An incredible feat of tightrope walking. —Mark Toscano. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2009.
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5.9/10
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6.5/10
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5.8/10
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7.1/10
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2019
6.6/10
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6.6/10
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7.0/10
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6.2/10
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6.7/10
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6.4/10
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6.6/10
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7.3/10
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6.4/10
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5.8/10
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7.1/10
The Lost Jewels
1961
0/10
