Review of Pain and Glory (2019) by Anthony Lane for The New Yorker — 07 Oct 2019
What is involved here, in other words, is a tradition of truthtelling, with a long and honorable reach. The new film, like the old painting, is a stubborn, unvain, yet beautiful description of a man whose illusions are failing along with his mortal health, but who is somehow revived and saved by the act of describing.
The glory flows from the pain.
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This review of Pain and Glory (2019) was written by Anthony Lane and published by The New Yorker on 07 Oct 2019.
Pain and Glory has generally received very positive reviews.
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