What Makes this Film Great | The Day of the Locust (1975)

Kicking off a short series on the seamy side of Hollywood with John Schlesinger's 1975 adaptation of this classic Nathanael West novel (1939).

Thanks to Eric Van Zanten for the recommendation!

More on the film:
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Rober Ebert's original so-so 3-star review (1975): https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/da...

Vincent Canby at the NY Times gave the film one of its best reviews, finding intriguing things to say about the elements of the film that most other reviewers found lacking (1975): https://www.nytimes.com/1975/05/08/ar...

A thoughtful and nuanced recent take by Canadian filmmaker Bruce LaBruce for TalkHouse (2017): https://www.talkhouse.com/bruce-labru...

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Title music: "Adventure"
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