The scintilla in all of us
Luca Graziuso | NYC | 03/16/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Clifford Odetts dramatized the American depression in a way that transcends time and space. It is of a rare and refined beauty which one must experience and absorb in order to fully appreciate. Depression seems to be the order of the day for the protagonists as they contend with life, memories and ineptitude. Intellectual superfluous men abound and political radicals skirt the staging of a home where its residents cope, carry-on and troop along suffering tragedies and circumstances, unable to accept their fate and forever awaiting a turn in their luck. All the while there remains a confused but ever-present faith in life and the meaning and values it preserves. It is indeed a play that makes you happy to be alive but in a more profound way than may be initially believed. Long after a first viewing it ferments in your thoughts to avidly flesh out a philosophy about truth and reason, life and meaning, the way we live and the effect it has on all. The acting is absolutely perfect. It is a long three act play and deserves repeated viewings. Immensely rich and a broadway masterpece by all standards."
Clifford Odets' Paradise Lost
Michael Epstein | San Francisco Bay Area | 07/29/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Thank Kultur and Broadway Theater Archive for making this wonderful TV production of Clifford Odets' play "Paradise Lost" available on DVD. First saw it over 30 years ago and never forgot it. Riveting. [ASIN:B000067IYM Paradise Lost (Broadway Theater Archive)]"