Young Mr. Lincoln (1940)
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Reviews Counted:19
Fresh:19
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8.5/10
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: John Ford's film on the early career of Abraham Lincoln, which centers on an apocryphal murder trial, impressed even the great Sergei Eisenstein. It stars Henry Fonda as the title character, who... [More]
Starring: Henry Fonda, Alice Brady, Marjorie Weaver, Donald Meek
Director: John Ford
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Reviews for Young Mr. Lincoln
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John Ford produced greater films, but perhaps not a single one that was more perfect or more Fordian... [there's] a confidence of purpose and a unity across all the elements of its creation. Full Review |
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4/4 |
A superb motion picture, and one in which Ford's obsession with Americana and the forces and emotions that made this country what it is are plainly in view. Full Review |
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A |
This just might be Fonda's most spellbinding performance. Full Review |
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This first product of the Ford-Fonda partnership -- reputedly a favourite not only of Ford but of Eisenstein too -- today commands classic status. Full Review |
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One of John Ford's most perfectly realized works, an effortless jelling of his bawdy sense of humor, his patriotism, his mythical sense of history and his gorgeous, cinematic poetry. Full Review |
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Fonda's physical presence throughout the film is a thing of magic, as he seems to glide from one position to the next, never looking awkward even when he is bent in three places to fit within the frame. Full Review |
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B+ |
Rangy, folksy, slow-spoken and self-deprecating, Fonda embodies the young Honest Abe persona as comfortably and naturally as the frontier clothes he wears. Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
interesting from a historical perspective, if it's not quite the masterpiece some adherents have made it out to be Full Review |
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5/5 |
One of the decade's most significant works, the film was admired by Soveit director Sergei Eisenstein for its embodiment of the era's spirit and by the French critics of Cahiers du Cinema for its convergence of ideology and style. Full Review |
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5/5 |
The Ford-Fonda team delivers another classic.
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4/5 |
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3/5 |
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4/5 |
Heroic depiction, a la John Ford, of Abe Lincoln.
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4/5 |
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5/5 |
A beautiful and surprisingly humane biopic.
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3/5 |
Apesar da bela atuação de Henry Fonda (quase irreconhecível graças à ótima maquiagem), o filme exagera ao retratar o bom-mocismo de Lincoln e nada revela de importante sobre sua juventude, optando por transformar-se em um drama de tribunal.
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The subject matter lends the film extra resonance but you don't need background knowledge to appreciate Fonda's funny, moving and expertly nuanced performance. Full Review |
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5/5 |
Henry Fonda's characterization is one of those once-in-a-blue-moon things: a crossroads meeting of nature, art and a smart casting director. Full Review |
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A masterpiece. Full Review |
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