Review of The Stepford Wives (1975) by Pauline Kael for The New Yorker — 30 Jan 1986
William Goldman's leisurely script and Forbes' dull direction never quite capture the subtleties of Ira Levin's novel about an idyllic Connecticut commuter village where the housewives are a bunch of domesticated dummies.
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This review of The Stepford Wives (1975) was written by Pauline Kael and published by The New Yorker on 30 Jan 1986.
The Stepford Wives has generally received mixed reviews.
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