Review of The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) by Richard Brody for The New Yorker — 18 Jan 1970
The film as it stands is a vision of a lost world of graces and traditions that are as alluring as they are confining, as beautiful as they are useless—as well as a portrait of the makers and the victims of modernity.
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This review of The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) was written by Richard Brody and published by The New Yorker on 18 Jan 1970.
The Magnificent Ambersons has generally received very positive reviews.
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