Slacker (#247) USED MPI Kechiche’s extended reedit of the

Kechiche’s extended reedit of the climactic belly-dancing sequence

Lang’s two-part classic set the template for the director’s greatest works: social commentary as superpsychology

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Shirley MacLaine is feisty mother Aurora Greenway

Slacker (#247) USED MPI Kechiche’s extended reedit of theSlacker, directed by Richard Linklater, presents a day in the life of a loose knit Austin, Texas, subculture populated by eccentric and overeducated young people. Shooting on 16 mm for a mere $3,000, writer producer director Linklater and his crew of friends threw out any idea of a traditional plot, choosing instead to create a tapestry of over a hundred characters, each as compelling as the last. Slacker is a prescient look at an emerging generation