The Moderns 1988

Vincent Canby, New York Times: A movie that makes an afternoon with Gertrude and Alice more boring than a faculty tea. Read more

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: It takes place at that enchanted moment in Paris when the Lost Generation created itself and then proceeded to create, promote, fabricate and publicize modern literature, art, music and attitudes. Read more

Derek Adams, Time Out: Read more

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Desson Thomson, Washington Post: Rudolph's weaknesses pale before the film's overriding textures: Toyomichi Kurita's cinematography exquisitely crosses color with sepia and blacks and whites. Read more

Rita Kempley, Washington Post: Everything is ersatz, even the surrealism in Alan Rudolph's 10th movie. Read more