Is There Such a Thing as a Quintessentially Cleveland Film?
Cleveland’s film resume doesn’t equal even a Toronto or Vancouver, but it’s been hiding in plain sight behind some fairly notable films over the years.
The Deer Hunter
Juxtapositions of Beauty and Destruction in Michael Cimino’s ‘The Deer Hunter’
Unlike war films to follow, there's no post-war celebration to be had in The Deer Hunter.
One Shot: Remembering Michael Cimino’s Masterpiece, ‘The Deer Hunter’
The Deer Hunter gets war, yes, but it also nails the beautiful, if banal simplicity of working class existence.