Lieutenant Pinkerton marries geisha-in-training but soon after abandons her and goes back to the US..
Is this for you? Look, if you like old-school melodrama that takes its sweet time, you’ll probably find something to love here. If you need your movies to move faster than a glacier or have a protagonist who isn't a complete jerk, maybe skip it. It's not exactly a barrel of laughs. Sylvia Sidney is the only reason thi...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
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"Is this for you? Look, if you like old-school melodrama that takes its sweet time, you’ll probably find something to love here. If you need your movies to move faster than a glacier or have a protagonist who isn't a complete jerk, maybe skip it. It's not exactly a barrel of laughs. Sylvia Sidney is the only reason this works. She does so much with just her eyes that you almost forget how awful Pinkerton is being. It’s hard to watch her hope for something that you already know is a train wreck. ..."
John Luther Long, Harry Hervey, Josephine Lovett, David Belasco, Joseph Moncure March
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