Review of The Landlord (1970) by Hillari H — 01 May 2007

Lou Gossett with hair! Good social commentary with drama.

This review of The Landlord (1970) was written by Hillari H on 01 May 2007.

The Landlord has generally received positive reviews.

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By Thomas K (624) on 24 Apr 2014

Hal Ashby's directorial debut. The studio didn't know quite what to do with it but it's well worth seeking out. You won't be sorry…

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By J. Hoberman (756) for Village Voice (8,525) on 19 Aug 2006

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By Michael J (865) on 18 Jan 2008

Oh my, is this movie hard to take. Beau Bridges as a lily-white upper class tightass who buys a tenement in Park Slope as an investment…

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By Michael N (591) on 22 Sep 2007

[font=Century Gothic]In The Landlord, 29-year old Elgar Enders(Beau Bridges), wanting to do something with his life, buys a tenament in Park…

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By Corey B (870) on 20 Aug 2011

If you like Hal Ashby films you will like this the same, it does alot of experimental things that even today aren't done often (mostly because…

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 03 Jan 1990

Instead of staying on that safe, predictable level, it begins to dig into the awkwardness and hypocrisy of our commonly shared, attitudes about race…

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By David D (2,198) on 19 Oct 2007

Great film reflecting its period perfectly. Beau Bridges heads an exceptional cast…

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By Pauline Kael (368) for New Yorker (1,403) on 06 Apr 2016

The dialogue is crisp and often quite startling, and though the editing may be a little too showy and jumpy, the picture has originality and…

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By Siona S (1) on 22 Nov 2009

A slow moving, manufactured study of culture clash. Rich white boy buys tenement house in plans of booting residents…

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By Dave Kehr (1,442) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 22 Jan 2001

This 1970 feature was the directorial debut of Hal Ashby (Harold and Maude, Shampoo, Coming Home, Being There), and for a first effort it isn't…

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