Appreciation; Lean's classic epic takes no prisoners.(Scene)

From: The Boston Herald | Date: November 1, 2002| Author: Verniere, James | Copyright information

Byline: JAMES VERNIERE

I understand what the late New Yorker film critic Pauline Kael meant when she titled an early collection of essays "I Lost It at the Movies." That's because I lost it, too, the day I saw "Lawrence of Arabia" (opening today in 70mm at the Coolidge Corner Theatre).

Long ago and far away, when asked what I would like as a confirmation present, I somehow had the presence of mind (well, isn't the age of reason what confirmation celebrates?) ...

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