Released: 1973
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There's something about films in black and white that seems to make them ageless. Paper Moon was made nearly forty years ago, yet if you saw it today for the first time you'd never guess it.
Director Peter Bogdanovich perfectly captures the relationship between both main characters, and their verbal exchanges sound impromptu. Parentage is frequently suggested, but the issue is always skirted. In the end it doesn't really matter; to the outside world he's her father, and she's ok with it.
Ryan O'Neal and his daughter Tatum portray the same issues of conflict they later struggled with in real life.
Tatum played her character with such poise and sophistication that she won an Oscar (Best Supporting Actress), even though it was her first film. She sets the record for youngest person to win an Oscar (she was ten).
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