Review of The Last Picture Show (1971) by Girish Shambu for Senses of Cinema — 29 May 2001
Bogdanovich employs a powerful conflation in The Last Picture Show: the bittersweet nostalgia for the passing of an era is blended with a realism and honesty that views the early 1950s very differently from the way films of that period did.
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This review of The Last Picture Show (1971) was written by Girish Shambu and published by Senses of Cinema on 29 May 2001.
The Last Picture Show has generally received very positive reviews.
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