Review of The Day of the Locust (1975) by Jonathan Rosenbaum for Chicago Reader — 01 Jan 2000
A painfully misconceived reduction and simplification by writer Waldo Salt and director John Schlesinger of the great Nathanael West novel about Hollywood in the late 30s.
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This review of The Day of the Locust (1975) was written by Jonathan Rosenbaum and published by Chicago Reader on 01 January 2000.
The Day of the Locust has generally received positive reviews.
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