Review of The Maltese Falcon (1941) by Pauline Kael for The New Yorker — 23 Dec 1968
The strange, dreamlike tension of the film escalates with each new confrontation, each new tailing, each new beating, with Gutman and Cairo shot from a queasy low angle, and the nightmare culminates in a gripping series of closeups on each strained face.
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This review of The Maltese Falcon (1941) was written by Pauline Kael and published by The New Yorker on 23 Dec 1968.
The Maltese Falcon has generally received very positive reviews.
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