Review of The Marquise of O (1976) by Jack Kroll for Newsweek — 14 Sep 1985
Marquise is almost ironically uninflected, like a tense game of chess. But soon the no-nonsense two-shots and scarlet-satin self-consciousness let the story build to genuine fireworks. No costume-drama escapism here, just distilled social warfare.
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This review of The Marquise of O (1976) was written by Jack Kroll and published by Newsweek on 14 Sep 1985.
The Marquise of O has generally received positive reviews.
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