Review of Rebecca (1940) by Pauline Kael for The New Yorker — 23 Mar 1998
Through its first two-thirds it is as perfect a myth of adolescence as any of the Disney films, documenting the childlike, nameless heroine's initiation into the adult mysteries of sex, death, and identity, and the impossibility of reconciling these forces with family strictures.
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This review of Rebecca (1940) was written by Pauline Kael and published by The New Yorker on 23 Mar 1998.
Rebecca has generally received very positive reviews.
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