FILM RATINGS
Sir-To dispute the decisions of a good film critic can never really be more than a declaration of disagreement. The critic has made his decision honestly and with one thought and comparison, and, this being so, there is really no criterion by which his conclusions can be judged; those who differ from him can never really establish that he is wrong or they right. Nevertheless, perhaps you will allow me to express my mild horror that G.M., according to his index of gradings for 1945, awarded the sit-down clap to Colonel Blimp (which is probably the most technically accomplished and faultless film yet seen by New Zealand audiences and, on. the positive or creative side, possessed a maturity and beauty entirely its own), to Double Indemnity (the best American crime film in years and rated by one critic-"Time and Tide’s’’ Helen Flet-cher-as on a level with Henry V.), and to For Whom the Bell Tolls (which, in spite of the unanimous disapproval -of the critics of Britain, America, Australia and New Zealand, was an exactly faithful transcription of Hemingway’s extremely good novel); this while awarding the stand-up clap to the charming but totally unreal Madame Curie.
ZOILUS
(Christchurch).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 14, Issue 345, 1 February 1946, Page 25
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200FILM RATINGS New Zealand Listener, Volume 14, Issue 345, 1 February 1946, Page 25
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