Review of The Pawnbroker (1965) by Nathan Rabin for The Dissolve — 20 Apr 2014
Sidney Lumet’s uncomfortably intense adaptation of Edward Lewis Wallant’s novel gets inside Nazerman’s skin and lets the audience see the world as he does: as unspeakably vulgar, corrupt, and oppressive, a nightmare from which he cannot wake up.
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This review of The Pawnbroker (1965) was written by Nathan Rabin and published by The Dissolve on 20 Apr 2014.
The Pawnbroker has generally received very positive reviews.
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