Ragtime
2,603
Drama
Based on the acclaimed and popular E.L. Doctorow novel, RAGTIME tells the intricate story of four New York families--three of which are fictional--at the turn of the 20th century, each indicative of that time in American history, and highlighting some of the downsides of following the American Dream. Starving immigrant artist Tateh (Mandy Patinkin) will eventually set off to make his fortune in Hollywood, but not without a chance ... [+]
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United States | Chicago Sun-Times | "'Ragtime' is a loving, beautifully mounted, graceful film that creates its characters with great clarity." | POS |
United States | TV Guide | "Ambitious, but only sporadically engaging." | NEU |
United States | The New York Times | "The movie is sorrowful, funny and beautiful. It is also, finally, very unsatisfactory" | NEU |
United States | Boston Globe | "Except for the evocative sets and Randy Newman's upbeat musical score, Ragtime is better read than seen." | NEG |
United States | Variety | "The page-turning joys of E.L. Doctorow's bestselling Ragtime (...) have been realized almost completely in Milos Forman's superbly crafted screen adaptation" | POS |
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