The sweeping saga of a prominent wealthy family's attempt to adapt to the changing times at the close of a decadent age. Though mutilated by studio executives before studio release, this film remains a masterpiece of directorial artistry, as Welles refined the techniques of shadow, quick-cutting, camera angles, and sound manipulation he used for the previous year's 'Citizen Kane' and actually edit... ed the film while it was being shot. Based on a novel by Booth Tarkington. Academy Award nominations: 4, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress (Agnes Moorehead), Art Direction-Set Direction, and Cinematography. Winner, Best Actress (Agnes Moorehead) by the N.Y. Film Critics.
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Didn't find this film compelling enough to maintain my attention, even though I was trying very hard not to fall asleep. Even making allowances for the film's style and attitudes given its vintage, I was somewhat disapointed with this Orson Welles movie. The lighting may have been intended to look dramatic or to add 'weight' to the scences, but the heavy shadows and extreme contrast only served to (often) obscure the characters' faces and became an irritant. The interior set design looked opulant enough and the acting certainly sturdy, but the storyline didn't cut the mustard. I even watched this film twice, thinking that I must have missed some subtlety or other the ...
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A completely enjoyable and undepressing tale, perfectly acted and jauntily directed. A proper spectacle.
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