"One big reason 'Bonnie and Clyde' seemed exciting (in 1967) and still seems contemporary 50 years later is that it was made in between two regimes of self-censorship, the old Production Code, which dated from 1930, and the ratings system (G, PG, R, and X), which went into effect in 1968. In 1967, you could make a movie without worrying much about the approval of the Motion Picture Association of America, an advantage long enjoyed by European movies.
“This meant that you could do more with sex and violence, which was perfect for a crime-couple genre picture.”
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