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p i f f l e x a r c h i v e

 

c r i t i c s ' c h o i c e

Eight choice quotes from reviews of eight Bates films.
Match them up:

 

___ 1. Greek tragedy on the Great Plains...

___ 2. It's a brilliantly-acted, serious film for grownups, brutally honest in its depiction of the physical and psychological damage of MS

___ 3. ...romance is everywhere -- in a son's worship of his father, in the bonds of deepest friendship, in the private thoughts of young lovers, even in the mystery of castles by the sea.

___ 4. a simple, somewhat dated, sentimental story, which employs an overused, nineteenth century, melodramatic device: amnesia ...

___ 5. Winter location shooting in Paris afforded a lavish evocation of the period.

___ 6. The film pirouettes all over Europe, visiting the best theaters, hotels, and watering places, and offering fascinating incidents in all of them...

___ 7. ... maturely sexy women just on the threshold of middle-age do get to meet good-looking men and, if they do not, they should...

___ 8. One character winds up a vegetable, and another actually becomes dinner ...

A. B.

C. D.

E. F.

G.H.