The Shining – Review by Stanley Kauffmann
The Shining doesn’t scare. The only pang in it is that it’s another step in Kubrick’s descent.
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«Un’ombra di avventura, di libertà e di pericolo» nella vita di un medico e di sua moglie, giovani, belli e chiusi in un’ovattata felicità domestica.
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