Review of Saving Private Ryan (1998) by Stanley Kauffmann for The New Republic — 27 Jun 2003
Using the overpowering techniques of modern film, Steven Spielberg has cut through the glory-tinged gauze that shrouds World War II to reveal its brutal reality, creating a phenomenology of violence unsurpassed in the history of cinema.
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This review of Saving Private Ryan (1998) was written by Stanley Kauffmann and published by The New Republic on 27 Jun 2003.
Saving Private Ryan has generally received very positive reviews.
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