Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me

A young, intellectually inclined college student navigates the complexities of love, sex, and politics during the turbulent 1960s. He becomes involved with an older, enigmatic woman and gets entangled in a radical political movement, leading to a clash with the establishment.

The film received largely negative reviews from critics, who found its narrative disjointed and its themes muddled. While some acknowledged its attempt to capture the counterculture zeitgeist, most felt it fell short in execution.

• Attempted to capture the spirit of the 60s but failed to deliver a coherent story.
• Praised for its ambition but criticized for its execution and thematic confusion.
• Often cited as an example of a film that tried to be too many things at once.

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The film is based on the semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by Richard Farina, who died in a motorcycle accident shortly before the book's publication in 1966.