Review of The Beguiled (1971) by Richard Brody for New Yorker — 25 Jun 2017
The story may sometimes come off as a ribald soldiers’ tale that Siegel, born in 1912, had been awaiting a sexual revolution to tell; still, his intense, intelligent breakdown of the film’s wild outbursts reveals subtleties of love, despair, and shame beneath the schematic luridness.
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This review of The Beguiled (1971) was written by Richard Brody and published by New Yorker on 25 Jun 2017.
The Beguiled has generally received positive reviews.
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