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The last session
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The Last Screening Poster is the perfect accessory for all lovers of this classic of American cinema. Immerse yourself in the poignant world of Peter Bogdanovich, who transports us to a small Texas town in the 1950s, rife with nostalgia and disenchantment. The characters, played brilliantly by Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd and Timothy Bottoms, are deeply endearing and their stories touching. This film is a true fresco of deep America, which has moved and left its mark on generations of film fans. Thanks to this poster, you will be able to display at home a moving memory of this cinematic masterpiece.
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Description of this Poster The Last Session
The Last Picture Show is a 1971 American drama film directed and co-written by Peter Bogdanovich, adapted from the 1966 semi-autobiographical novel The Last Picture Show by Larry McMurtry. The film's ensemble cast includes Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Ellen Burstyn, Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman and Cybill Shepherd. Set in a small town in North Texas from November 1951 to October 1952, it is a story of two high school seniors and longtime friends, Sonny Crawford (Bottoms) and Duane Jackson (Bridges).
The Last Session was released in theaters on October 22, 1971 by Columbia Pictures. It was a critical and commercial success, grossing $29 million on a budget of $1.3 million, and was nominated for eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor for Johnson and Bridges and best supporting actress for Burstyn and Leachman, with Johnson and Leachman winning.
In 1998, the Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the United States National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
In 1951, Sonny Crawford and Duane Jackson are seniors and high school friends in small Anarene, a declining oil town in North Texas. Duane is dating Jacy Farrow, the richest and prettiest girl in town. Sonny breaks up with his girlfriend Charlene Duggs.
At Christmas, Sonny begins an affair with Ruth Popper, the depressed middle-aged wife of his high school coach. During a Christmas dance, Jacy is invited by Lester Marlow to a skinny dipping party at the home of Bobby Sheen, a wealthy young man who seems to be a better prospect than Duane.
A group of boys, including Duane and Sonny, take their mentally disabled young friend, Billy, to a prostitute to lose his virginity, but she punches Billy in the face when he accidentally attempts anal sex. When the group takes Billy home, local businessman Sam tells them that since they can't even take care of a friend, he's keeping them from the pool hall, movie theater, and coffee shop that it has all the key elements of the city's social life. Duane, however, hides in the truck and escapes Sam's reproach. At the cafe, Genevieve, the waitress, tells Sonny that she knows Duane was with the group but agrees not to tell Sam.
Over New Year's Eve weekend, Duane and Sonny take a trip to Mexico. Before leaving, Sam, who has forgiven Sonny, nostalgically wishes that he still had the stamina to join them and gives them some extra money. They return from the trip hanging and tired, only to learn that Sam died suddenly of a stroke on New Year's Eve. In his will, he left the movie theater to the woman who ran the concession stand; Geneviève's coffee; $1,000 to the preacher's son, Joe Bob Blanton; and Sonny's pool room.
Because Bobby told Jacy that he doesn't date virgins, she invites Duane to a motel for sex, but Duane is unable to get an erection. She loses her virginity to Duane on their second attempt, then breaks up with him over the phone. When Bobby marries another girl, Jacy is disappointed. Out of boredom, she has sex on a pool table with Abilene, a red-collar foreman who works for her father and is also her mother's lover. He gets brutally cold afterward. Jacy then targets Sonny, who drops Ruth without a word. Duane argues with Sonny over Jacy, "his" daughter, smashing a bottle into Sonny's left eye which leaves him seriously injured and disqualified for military service. Duane then joined the army to fight in Korea.
Jacy suggests that Sonny run away to Oklahoma. They get married and on their way to a honeymoon on Lake Texoma, they are stopped by an Oklahoma state trooper. Jacy had left a note telling her parents about their plan, secretly hoping they would stop her. The Farrows detained them until they arrived, with his father dismissing Sonny altogether and bringing Jacy home. Sonny returns with Jacy's mother, Lois, who reveals that she was Sam's lover and repairs Sonny that he was much better off with Ruth than with Jacy. The marriage is quickly canceled.
Duane returns to town on leave from the army before shipping for Korea. Sonny shows up at her home and the two patch up. They go to the picture show for its final screening (Red River West, Texas and with John Wayne). The next morning, Sonny sees Duane on the bus. Billy sweeps the street and is hit and killed by a truck, to the complete indifference of some local townspeople who criticize him for being stupid and careless. Sonny is devastated and berates the men for their behavior. He then seeks comfort from Ruth who has since become even more depressed and has locked herself in her house. She explodes in pain and anger. Then, exhausted, she takes his outstretched hand, temporarily bringing the couple together.
