LATIN QUARTER
(British National) pean GREENWOOD, who can (and does) act well, makes a brief appearance in this film in a ballet-school sequence more than accidentally reminiscent of Degas. This sequence is, on the whole, directed with some understanding of screen technique but it does little to redeem an otherwise shockingly poor picture. The plot flounders hopelessly in a morass of melodrama, the standard of acting (with the one exception mentioned) is unadulterated Old-time Theaytre, and of the dialogue it will be enough to say that it drew several gusts of sardonic laughter from a long-suffer-ing audience. The censor, whose duties are fairly narrowly defined, has recommended Latin Quarter as suitable for adults only. I could not conscientiously recommend it to anyone.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 18, Issue 445, 2 January 1948, Page 14
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122LATIN QUARTER New Zealand Listener, Volume 18, Issue 445, 2 January 1948, Page 14
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