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Post #1551174

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Vultural
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A few reviews . . (film or TV)
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20-Aug-2023, 10:59 AM

The Adventures Of Don Juan - 1948 - 6/10

The Spanish queen, besieged by schemers and disloyal courtiers, relies on Spain’s greatest swordsman.
And renowned lady-killer.
Splashy costume action would have been ideal a decade earlier.
Post World War II, it seems old-fashioned.
Flynn, perfectly cast, resembles more of a roué than a gallant knight.
This looks spectacular, especially the restored print. Costumes, sets, Technicolor.
Rousing Max Steiner score is one of his finest.
I adore this film, although I realize it was quaint when it came out.