Review of The Life of Emile Zola (1937) by Adrian B — 06 Mar 2012
Biography of the famed writer who helps an innocent man out of jail yields another underserving winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture. Very little to find special about this film. Controversial Zola (Paul Muni) is constantly censored for his novels by the government for being accurate and truthful.
One day, a captain (Joseph Schildkraut) is arrested, tried, and convicted of treason. Zola determines to find the truth about the accusations, but he also gets in trouble during the investigation process, for which he has to flee France to England, where he is still determined to help this innocent man.
Although there are some interesting sequences, the end result is unsatisfying and the overall movie is insignificant. Muni is not as good as he is in earlier works. A general letdown!
This review of The Life of Emile Zola (1937) was written by Adrian B on 06 Mar 2012.
The Life of Emile Zola has generally received positive reviews.
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