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Dominican Rep. Paper Moon
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Comedy. Drama
Adapted from the novel, "Addie Pray" (1971) by Joe David Brown, PAPER MOON is the story of Moses Pray and Addie Loggins. With scenery reminiscent of "The Grapes of Wrath," the film is set in the depression-era Midwestern region of the United States. As the movie opens, we see a small group of mourners clustered at a graveside. Among the mourners is Addie, the dead woman's small daughter. Moses Pray -- ostensibly of the "Kansas Bible ... [+]
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"Tatum O’Neal creates a character out of thin air, makes us watch her every moment and literally makes the movie work" | POS |
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TV Guide | "Bogdanovich's warmest film, featuring charming performances from real-life father and daughter Ryan and Tatum O'Neal" | POS |
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"It is distinguished by its moral tone, and it is the tone that lifts it above the average flim-flam comedy." | POS |
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"The film never makes up its mind whether it wants to be an instant antique or a comment on one." | NEU |
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"It is very fussy about period detail, and goes to some length to evoke the dim days of Depression America" | POS |
United Kingdom |
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"A charming mixture of Hawksian comedy and Fordian lyricism." | POS |
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