Review of After the Rehearsal (1984) by Dave Kehr for Chicago Reader — 01 Jan 2000
Martin Scorsese transforms a debilitating convention of 80s comedy--absurd underreaction to increasingly bizarre and threatening situations--into a rich, wincingly funny metaphysical farce. A lonely computer programmer is lured from the workday security of midtown Manhattan to an expressionistic late-night SoHo by the vague promise of casual sex with a mysterious blond.
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This review of After the Rehearsal (1984) was written by Dave Kehr and published by Chicago Reader on 01 Jan 2000.
After the Rehearsal has generally received very positive reviews.
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