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Bookmark this pageThey Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
Director: Sydney Pollack
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From Time Out Film Guide
Pollack's adaptation of Horace McCoy's novel about the competitive dance marathons of the Depression years was enthusiastically received when first released, and had a string of Academy Award nominations, several of them for its performances. The acting is strident and overblown, the narrative technique gimmicky and obvious, and the implication that the competitors' situation is a microcosm of a wider-reaching American malaise (though safely distanced by the period and the flash-back-and-forth narrative technique) rather pretentious.Author:
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- Venerable said...
- Posted on Jun 29 2008 07:36 I agree, this is lazy, movie-guide criticism. You know, sometimes, these film/music reviewers write about things they haven't even seen/heard . I think it would be safe to dimiss this critic in the same manner he dismissed this film. Review: Pretentious, strident and overblown. 0 stars.
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- Shawn in Montreal said...
- Posted on Jun 02 2008 19:25 I just finished watching the film on DVD and had pretty much the same reaction as the reviewer. While the film does still pack a punch and feature great performances, this is a deeply flawed film, too.
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- holden said...
- Posted on May 27 2008 16:02 the only pretentious thing was this po-faced revue, lazy snotty film criticism at its worst.
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Cast & crew
Director: Sydney Pollack
Producer: Irwin Winkler, Robert Chartoff
Cast: Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Susannah York, Gig Young, Red Buttons, Bonnie Bedelia, Michael Conrad, Bruce Dern, Severn Darden, Allyn Ann McLerie full cast
Duration: 129 mins
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