Review of Thieves Like Us (1974) by Pauline Kael for New Yorker — 08 Dec 2014
Robert Altman finds a sure, soft tone in this movie, from 1974, and he never loses it. His account of Coca-Cola-swigging young lovers in the thirties is the most quietly poetic of his films; it’s sensuous right from the first pearly-green long shot, and it seems to achieve beauty without artifice.
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This review of Thieves Like Us (1974) was written by Pauline Kael and published by New Yorker on 08 Dec 2014.
Thieves Like Us has generally received positive reviews.
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