During the depression era, Addie is a young nine-years old girl,found her-self alone after her mother accident killing. In her mother funeral the neighbors suspected someone to be Addie's father, he denied but agreed to take her to her aunt house. During their journey the form con team to deceive people to take their money. Addie and the con man loved each other and this partner-ship helped them to pass any obstacles in their way.
What's most interesting about Paper Moon is that it has the tone and timbre of a comedy, but the setting and style of the film are somber and more reminiscent of a European art film.
From its opening monochrome close-up of nine-year-old Addie Loggins at the barely attended outdoor funeral of her mother, Peter Bogdanovich's Depression-era road movie Paper Moon (1973) is dominated by the presence of Tatum O'Neal.
The film never makes up its mind whether it wants to be an instant antique or a comment on one.
Common Sense Media
December 18, 2010
Tatum O'Neal's smoke- and booze-filled caper.
Times (UK)
May 14, 2015
Part of an incredible 1970s career run for the director Peter Bogdanovich, Paper Moon remains a high point, not just for the talent involved behind the scenes and in front of the camera, but also for Hollywood.
It is very fussy about period detail, and goes to some length to evoke the dim days of Depression America, while just about everything else is left to slide.
