B. A. D. Reviews

B. A. D. Reviews

Fedora

1978

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Brett Alan Dewing
May 06, 2025
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This is a picture that is about the reason this picture can't work. William Holden’s Barry Detweiler and the mysterious superstar Fedora both complain about the way that Old Hollywood glamor has died. "Now the kids with beards are in charge," he says. "Cinema Verité, the naked truth, as naked as possible," she complains.

And is Billy Wilder trying to mak…

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