Filmed in Nevada's barren Black Rock Desert in July 1969, "Hard Core" opens with an establishing shot of an expansive blue sky immediately evoking the American West, which sets the scene for De Maria's innovative and experimental film. The work intercuts two differing cinematic approaches: one that explores the observational potential of the medium through wide-angle, 360-degree shots that pan over the changing desert landscape, and the other that appropriates familiar visual tropes taken from the Hollywood Western movie genre—such as pistols, Levi's jeans, boot spurs, and leather chaps—and implements them in a performance. The soundtrack is an edited compilation of two of De Maria's "drum compositions," "Cricket Music" (1964) and "Ocean Music" (1968), which creates a sense of anticipation for the viewer. In the last minute of the film, a series of unexpected events unfolds in rapid succession, producing a dramatic climax.
The Handmaiden
Thriller, Drama, Romance
8.2
Parasite
Comedy, Thriller, Drama
8.5
Dune: Part Two
Science Fiction, Adventure
8.2
Avatar
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction
7.6
Joker
Crime, Thriller, Drama
8.2
No Time to Die
Action, Adventure, Thriller
7.4
Knives Out
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
7.8
Ex Machina
Drama, Science Fiction
7.6
My Neighbor Totoro
Fantasy, Animation, Family
8.1
The Dark Knight Rises
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
7.8
Poor Things
Science Fiction, Romance, Comedy
7.8
The Prestige
Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction
8.2
Avengers: Infinity War
Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
8.2
Taxi Driver
Crime, Drama
8.2
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Science Fiction, Drama, Romance
8.1
Cinema Paradiso
Drama, Romance
8.5
WALL·E
Animation, Family, Science Fiction
8.1
Oppenheimer
Drama, History
8.1
Green Book
Drama, History
8.2
Nobody
Action, Thriller
8.0
The Writer
Western
6.0
Dead Man's Trail
Western
3.0
Hirttämättömät
Comedy, Western
6.2
The Legend of Zorro
Action, Adventure, Western
6.1
Chuckwagon
Documentary, Western
0.0
The Revenge of Lemonade Bill
Comedy, Western
10.0
Hidalgo
Western, Adventure
6.9
Quigley Down Under
Western
6.7
Me llaman el cantaclaro
Comedy, Western, Music
5.0
Young Guns II
Western, Adventure
6.5
Wild Wild West
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction, Western
5.3
Shanghai Noon
Adventure, Action, Comedy, Western
6.4
El Brazo de Oro
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Thriller, Western
6.3
A Knife for the Ladies
Horror, Western
4.9
La barranca sangrienta
Western, Adventure, Mystery
4.7
Godot
Western, Comedy
0.0
Appaloosa
Drama, Western, Crime
6.5
Blazing Saddles
Western, Comedy
7.3
Dust
Action, Drama, Romance, Western
5.5
The Real Patsy Cline
Music, Documentary
0.0