The Pawnbroker

The Pawnbroker
by Sidney Lumet

The Pawnbroker
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Actor: Brock Peters, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Jaime S?nchez, Rod Steiger, Thelma Oliver
Director: Sidney Lumet
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); German (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 111 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-12-16
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Republic Pictures

Movie Reviews of The Pawnbroker

Movie Review: Ever a c lassic
Summary: 5 Stars

Some time framed memories seem to last, in this case, a Rod Steiger classic performance. Idylic days in the countryside transform into 3rd Reich madness and then a lifetime of nightmarish memories interwoven with daily survival. A movie that operates on different levels remains effective in running the gamult of emotions tinged with sadness and longing. A squandered Oscar opportunity for Steiger by the Acadamy which sought redemption by bestowing the award years later for an overated performance in a weak script. The pieces of this cinematic pie fit together well and the film remains a pleasure and privilege to view.

Summary of The Pawnbroker

Based on a novel by Edward Lewis Wallant, this gritty story follows Sol (Rod Steiger in a breakout performance), a lonely camp survivor who has dealt with the destruction of his family by suppressing all emotion and cleaving to the philosophy that nothing matters except money. (His bedridden and dying friend Mendel describes him, to his face, as "the walking dead.") Sol cannot accept the friendship of his assistant, Ortiz (Jaime Sanchez), or of an equally lonely widow (Geraldine Fitzgerald). As the 25th anniversary of his wife's murder approaches, he starts to fall apart, and it becomes clear that what he really wants is to die. The film was considered shocking when first released, both because of its rawness and because of brief nudity. Time has made some of the dramatic touches seem melodramatic--especially the corny "blood on my hands!" final scene. But Steiger's performance is still remarkable, and, even after MTV, the sudden-flashback editing is a forceful technique. A high point of Sidney Lumet's career. Black and white, with lots of atmospheric trumpets by Quincy Jones. --Richard Farr

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