A Brief History of Beach Movies, Part 3: How the Genre Was Reinvented
By
Glenn Kenny
Hand-rolled, kettle-boiled, baked to perfection. Worth every minute at the bakery.
Summary
Part 3 of a series on the history of beach movies, focusing on how the genre was reinvented. Critic Glenn Kenny examines Blake Edwards' 1981 film as an example of how the beach movie genre evolved from innocent beginnings through revisionist takes, charting the creative waves that reshaped this iconic cinematic genre.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledThe beach is ostensibly a carefree place, and it's also a place where 'carefree' means, literally, that no one cares.
Nothing evokes the spirit of the season like sand, sun, sweat, and surf.
We've witnessed innocence found and lost, and even seen how revisionists reinvented the genre.
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