Requiem for Billy the Kid (2006)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Anne Feinsilber

Writers:

Jean-Christophe Cavallin (writer)
Anne Feinsilber (writer)

Release Date:

10 January 2007 (France)

Genre:

Documentary | Biography | Western

Tagline:

To the living we owe respect, to the dead we owe the truth.

Plot:

Requiem for Billy the Kid recounts the life of Billy the Kid. The premise of the film is an investigation...

Cast

Arthur H.	...	Billy the Kid (voice: French version)
Kris Kristofferson	...	Billy the Kid (voice: English version)

Also Known As:

Requiem pour Billy the Kid (France)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

France | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Fujicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Filming Locations:

New Mexico, USA

Company:

Cargo Films

Response

Great film, I really enjoyed the poetic flavor here. What was it at the end? Something about a rifle and him getting tired of switching it around, "there's no target on earth, and no purpose in heaven." Very well done. As for the Bush commentary, I think the movie hints that George Bush is not a complex man, just like Billy the Kid wasn't a very complex man either. And why would you assume that only people who understand Bush's supposed "complexity" are the ones who watch this movie. It was made by the French for heaven's sake, most of whom likely despise Bush at this point. The melancholy telling of end of an era, along with a parallel side story of present day happenings in the same location reveals much about the character and vitality of the West and its people.