Review of Tropic of Cancer (1972) by John M — 14 Dec 2010
Strick is a bit intoxicated with cinema's newfound freedoms to make filthy pictures, but he's also pretty intoxicated with the French New Wave and there are some great passages of Miller voice-overs in the poetic mode alongside Parisian establishing shots.
Still, the film lingers on the lupine Miller, licking his chops and taking all the tail thrusting themselves at him. It rides on the coattails of the obscenity trials, rather than arguing for the justice of the verdict.
It's a reductive Miller, but if it gets anyone to read the books, it is doing a good thing.
This review of Tropic of Cancer (1972) was written by John M on 14 Dec 2010.
Tropic of Cancer has generally received mixed reviews.
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