Schlesinger’s nightmare vision of “The Day of the Locust” is far and away my favorite from his uneven body of work, and perhaps my favorite film of all-time. While it plays liberally with Nathanael West’s classic tome, the film captures the essence of the novel perfectly and stand alongside it as high art. Quite frankly, there isn’t another movie out there that looks and feels the way that “Locust” does.
Unjustly skewered by the critics and shunned by the public, “The Day of the Locust” deserves a serious second look, and the opportunity to be regarded by the world as the great piece of cinema that it is.
Films by John Schlesinger... almost 3 years ago
Schlesinger’s nightmare vision of “The Day of the Locust” is far and away my favorite from his uneven body of work, and perhaps my favorite film of all-time. While it plays liberally with Nathanael West’s classic tome, the film captures the essence of the novel perfectly and stand alongside it as high art. Quite frankly, there isn’t another movie out there that looks and feels the way that “Locust” does.
Unjustly skewered by the critics and shunned by the public, “The Day of the Locust” deserves a serious second look, and the opportunity to be regarded by the world as the great piece of cinema that it is.
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