Review of Evening (1966) by David Edelstein for New York Magazine/Vulture — 24 Nov 2008
The film is based on a novel by Susan Minot--one of those books where the author doesn't deign to put dialogue in quotation marks for fear of dispelling the dreamlike mood. It works on paper, but Minot, who shares credit for the adaptation with fellow novelist Michael Cunningham, doesn't understand that screenwriting is the art of taking away.
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This review of Evening (1966) was written by David Edelstein and published by New York Magazine/Vulture on 24 Nov 2008.
Evening has generally received mixed reviews.
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