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Josephson is outstanding as Alexander, the Abraham, traipsing around in his Yin-Yang bathrobe, setting sacrificial pyres on the family frontporch. The supporting cast is also excellent, highlighted by Gisladottir as the surrogate Mother of God. But if the film belongs to anyone, it is Edwall...

Author: By Daniel Vilmure, | Title: A Brilliant Sacrifice | 12/5/1986 | See Source »

...heroine of Author Barnes's bestseller, which Miss Skinner tailored to fit herselves, is a girl who marries the wrong man. In 1900 Edna was a small-town blonde, a frontporch girl. In 1937 she is white-haired and miserable in the luxury of a New York penthouse. Reason: she jilted the simple-hearted brakeman who loved her for an ambitious young lawyer who loved success...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theatre: Full-length Skinner | 12/20/1937 | See Source »

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