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1984

1984 (Nineteen Eighty-Four)

1984

Michael Radford

John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton, Cyril Cusack ...

6.4

11,854

Sci-Fi. Fantasy In the year 1984, rocket bombs and rats prey on the inhabitants of the crumbling metropolis of London. Far away on the Malabar Front, a seemingly interminable war rages against Eastasia. The Ministry of Truth broadcasts ceaselessly to the population via its inescapable network of telescreens. These devices, which pervade all aspects of peoples' lives, are also capable of monitoring their every word and action. They form part of an ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"The 1954 film version of Orwell's novel turned it into a cautionary, simplistic science-fiction tale. This version penetrates much more deeply into the novel's heart of darkness (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"
		Paul Attanasio The Washington Post	"Aficionados of the Noble Failure will love '1984,' Michael Radford's tasteful but trivial adaptation"
		Bill Cosford Miami Herald	"Radford's 1984 is a time of relentless oppression in every corner of life, and his images -- corroded, soiled, darkly corrupted -- speak of Orwell as eloquently as the characters."
		Ian Nathan Empire	"A solidly made, sternly acted, and faithful realisation of the distopian novel. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Variety Staff Variety	In this unremitting downer, writer-director Michael Radford introduces no touches of comedy or facile sensationalism to soften a harsh depiction of life under a totalitarian system"
		Vincent Canby The New York Times	"This 1984 is not an easy film to watch, but it exerts a fascination that demands attention even as you want to turn away from it"
		TV Guide	"The performances in the film are excellent, and its look is entirely appropriate and mesmerizing--but only for a while. The film's basic flaw is that it's just too painful, too depressing, and too slow to watch."

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