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Topic History of: Incredibly intelligent Best Movie Oscar from 1947 Max. showing the last 5 posts - (Last post first)
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Prunella Minge
It's an intriguing issue, as most of the great writers who experienced the old studio system (Fitzgerald, Wodehouse etc) depicted it as unremittingly crass and boneheaded, and yet, as you say, that system did actually produce some wonderfully brave and literate work.
JK2006
On Film 4 - Gentleman's Agreement. It would never get made now, let alone win. Far too wordy and intelligent and thoughtful and honest.
What has happened to our species? We've become so superficial.