Review of The Birds (1963) by Andrew Sarris for Village Voice — 04 May 1984
The Birds is here, and what a joy to behold a self-contained movie which does not feed parasitically on outside cultural references—Chekhov, Synge, O’Neill, Genet, Behan, Melville, or what have you.
Drawing from the relatively invisible literary talents of Daphne DuMaurier and Evan Hunter, Alfred Hitchcock has fashioned a major work of cinematic art, and cinematic is the operative term here, not literary or sociological.
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This review of The Birds (1963) was written by Andrew Sarris and published by Village Voice on 04 May 1984.
The Birds has generally received very positive reviews.
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