Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea. —Henry Fielding

12 July 2023

The Wind and the Lion (1975)


Why does The Wind and the Lion insist on being so silly? It describes war, excesses of masculinity, and numerous senseless killings. But it is rated PG and is much more interested in joking and good-naturedly shaking its head about the politics of colonialism and the horrors of war. I was not charmed.

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