Review of Up the Sandbox (1972) by Matty S — 27 Dec 2013
Dismissed at the time of its release, Irvin Kershner's adaptation of Anne Richardson Roiphe's novel is a fascinating bit of post-Femnist surrealism. This is also one of the few films in which Barbra Streisand plays someone other than an idea of herself.
She is completely believable as intellectual middle class housewife. The mixture of fantasy and real becomes so artistically convoluted that one is left wondering where the story might be headed. There is magic in this tiny puzzle of a film.
This review of Up the Sandbox (1972) was written by Matty S on 27 Dec 2013.
Up the Sandbox has generally received mixed reviews.
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