Review of Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) by Penelope Gilliatt for The New Yorker — 07 Mar 1984
I’m not sure that the story is the right receptacle for big notions about imperialism, racism, militarism, the balance of power, religiosity, the end of reason; it is a bit like loading the history of philosophy into an egg-and-spoon race.
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This review of Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) was written by Penelope Gilliatt and published by The New Yorker on 07 Mar 1984.
Beneath the Planet of the Apes has generally received mixed reviews.
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