Sunday, March 4, 2018

It's Been Fifty Years Since 'The Graduate' Won Best Picture

How does it hold up? Hm; the Gen-Xers who discuss it here are mostly bemused. "I don’t quite understand how young audiences would have seen Benjamin’s stupefaction in the face of a future beyond his control as righteous—or even particularly rebellious. There’s really nothing countercultural about running off with the pretty girl next door."



Article source here:Arts Journal

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