Review of The Libertine (2004) by Michael Atkinson for Village Voice — 27 Feb 2013
The Libertine's trouble lies precisely in its efforts at conjuring the historical past: No one in the film seems much more convinced than I am that because playwrights and authors wrote in clever, high post-Elizabethan diction, then everyone spoke that way every day, in the pubs, with whores.
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This review of The Libertine (2004) was written by Michael Atkinson and published by Village Voice on 27 Feb 2013.
The Libertine has generally received mixed reviews.
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