Review of The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) by Pauline Kael for The New Yorker — 03 Mar 1971
The film wasn’t completed in the form that Welles originally intended, and there are pictorial effects that seem scaled for a much fuller work, but even in this truncated form it’s amazing and memorable.
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This review of The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) was written by Pauline Kael and published by The New Yorker on 03 Mar 1971.
The Magnificent Ambersons has generally received very positive reviews.
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