Review of Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story (2017) by Avi Offer for NYC Movie Guru — 30 Apr 2017

Warm, candid, illuminating, and enormously entertaining.

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This review of Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story (2017) was written by Avi Offer and published by NYC Movie Guru on 30 Apr 2017.

Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story has generally received very positive reviews.

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The story it tells is conventional, chronological and straightforward. And that’s enough. With a story this charming, who needs bells and whistles…

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By Sheri Linden (962) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 10 May 2017

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By Barbara W (110) on 30 Aug 2017

What a wonderfully delightful movie about a brilliantly artistic couple the likes we'll never see again…

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By Nick Allen (397) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 11 May 2017

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By Tim B (1,091) on 28 Apr 2017

This is a terrific documentary. A piece of film history and a great love story all in one. A must for film buffs…

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By Raquel Stecher (32) for Out of the Past (19) on 07 Nov 2018

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