Ira Joel writes:

> Lets not forget
>  that this film comes from a novel called "An American Tragedy."

True enough.  But at some point, at least, a film must be viewed
within its own context -- exclusive of source material.  And it must
be allowed that the experience of the film as secondary medium
(i.e., adaptation from a primary source) is not necessarily superior
to the experience of the film as sole medium.

Shari L. Rosenblum

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