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Rating: Q=6, P=3 / Thanks But No Thanks
Scale 1=3, Scale 2=3, Scale 3=2, Scale 4=1
Depression Era, Dance Marathon, Based on Novel, Philosophical
This film is incredibly uncomfortable to watch. I had to look away off and on because it was so distressing. It is a very philosophical and symbolic narrative, though, and the pace of the story allows the viewer to think about everything... long and hard. Jane Fonda performs wonderfully, the scenery and art direction is just the right shade of bleakness, the sounds and music are grating and eerie. I can't say I'll endure watching it again, though, unlike the characters who will struggle on and on and on.
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