Review of Ordinary People (1980) by Gary Arnold for Washington Post — 08 Aug 2010
The film looks austere and serious, rather as if it had been shot inside a Frigidaire, and the oppressiveness of the images tends to strangle laughter, even at the most absurd excesses of Alvin Sargent's script.
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This review of Ordinary People (1980) was written by Gary Arnold and published by Washington Post on 08 Aug 2010.
Ordinary People has generally received very positive reviews.
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