The Landlord (1970)
by marcseguysblog on Feb.03, 2010, under Uncategorized
Attention, moms, Brownstoner:
The Landlord recalls bygone Brooklyn
Materializing during the
Kent State
spring of 1970, with
M*A*S*H
in release and
The
Angel Levine
, not to mention
Where's Poppa?
, on the horizon,
The Landlord
?revived for a week at Film Forum in a new 35mm print?remains one of the funniest social comedies of the period, as well as the most human.
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The Landowner
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Directed by Hal Ashby
MGM
September 19 into done with 25, Film Forum
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This mock bildungsroman, directed by
Hal Ashby
from
Bill Gunn
's adaptation of
Kristin Hunter
's novel, is at once broad and nuanced in its characterizations. (Gunn was also responsible for scripting
The Angel Levine
's kindred fable of racial tension in a New York tenement.)
The Landlord
received mixed reviews, in part because of its shifts in tone, from the screwball antics of Bridges's idiotic family to the pathos of
Diane Sands
's career performance as the tenant with whom the landlord becomes most involved.
