Review of Arrowsmith (1931) by Anthony V — 07 Jan 2008
One might be tempted to call it quaint by our 21st-Century standards, and no doubt it's very difficult, perhaps almost impossible, to make a film about (medical) science that's neither boring nor preposterous.
But this film manages to be convincing and complex, and very subtly disturbing, to science what Elmer Gantry is to religion. What better formula than a Sinclair Lewis novel made into a John Ford film? (Well, I guess a John Steinbeck novel made into a John Ford film, for one.
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This review of Arrowsmith (1931) was written by Anthony V on 07 Jan 2008.
Arrowsmith has generally received mixed reviews.
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