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4/4
Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 06/10/2019
A nostalgic photograph of an American era defined by change and wants. Few melodramas have captured shifts in society as perfectly as this Orson Welles directed soap.
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3.5/4
Amy - wrote on 05/22/2016
I know that this movie has been described as an artistic compromise or even a failure, and that Welles wasn't happy with the final cut. Well, it might not be Citizen Kane, but I found it beautifully and innovatively shot, and a moving story besides. The interior of the house alone was such an incredible set! I'd been meaning to rewatch this since moving to Indiana -- tempted to read the book as well.
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3.5/4
mitchellyoung - wrote on 01/20/2012
Even in its studio-cannibalized form, the film holds up as a companion piece to Welles' Citizen Kane. Welles again traces the downfall of a great family, playing with themes of jealousy, pride, and progress. The film is great in its dissection of the coming industrial age. The ending falters a bit, as this is where the studio stepped in, but the film still holds power and promise.
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3.5/4
Allison - wrote on 03/18/2008
My favorite movie by Orson Welles. I love Joseph Cotten and Anne Baxter and they are perfect together as father and daughter.
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3/4
Gabe - wrote on 03/12/2008
Yes, if only the powers that be would've let Orson Welles finish this. But, alas, they didn't. It's every bit as good as Kane.
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4/4
Virtuakd - wrote on 03/12/2008
Saw an incomplete copy in film school. If only Orson would have been allowed to finish it. Alas, the complete movie has been lost (as far as I know) for ever. But worth catching any which way you can.
