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Sunday, June 12, 2011

The Pawnbroker 1965


Starring: Rod Steiger

A Jew in slummy New York is haunted by his experiences in Nazi prison camps.

Incredibly down-beat and hard to watch. I spent a long time early in this movie wondering what the hell it was all about. Slowly, the connection with concentration camps comes out but I wish the links between the two parts of his life had been explored more closely. Harrowing & well acted, but so dreary that it's hard to find where the interest or entertainment is in watching such a piece.             2/10

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