Review of Freaks (1932) by Pauline Kael for The New Yorker — 29 Jun 1993
Today, hardcore fans have a way of trivializing the film’s moral significance, some calling it a mere “masterpiece of shock cinema.” This is to seriously underplay the film’s blistering humanity and the audacious aesthetic and philosophical lengths to which Browning goes to challenge the way we define beauty and abnormality.
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This review of Freaks (1932) was written by Pauline Kael and published by The New Yorker on 29 Jun 1993.
Freaks has generally received very positive reviews.
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