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Peter Bart: Forgotten Classics And Sixties Softies Revived Amid Pandemic Purgatory

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Now that we’re entering Year 2 of our pandemic purgatory, here’s at least one positive takeaway: We’re coming to terms with our past — our movie past, that is.

Two films circa 1951 and 1966 represent a personal case in point. Miracle In Milan (1951) starts with a lost baby and an operatic cop, but it’s touching and absurdist.

Lawrence of Arabia (1966) delivers an empathetic protagonist with a Trumpian addiction to violence that seems relevant.The fact that films like these are being re-visited and debated tells us something about our post-viral culture: A vacancy sign hangs over what passes for the movie scene.

But viewing classic movies demands qualities I am deficient in –- patience, for example.Pre-streamer filmmakers were leisurely in

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