Bonnie and Clyde is a a biographical film following the partners in crime of the same name as they rob and shoot their way across America. The pair supposedly killed 13 people across the span of their crime spree that came to an end in May 1934 when they were both shot and killed in Louisiana.
Bonnie Parker’s final poem titled ‘The Story of Bonnie and Clyde’ can be heard being read out by Parker in the film and demonstrates Bonnie turning their story of crime from a story into a legend that would go on to inspire the film.
The film utilises bluegrass music, a genre of music that grew in popularity in America during the late 1930s and early 1940s. It has a distinct characteristic of being upbeat in energy.
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