Savages

Savages (1972)

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This hippie parable, co-written and directed by James Ivory and produced by his long-time partner Ismail Merchant, tries to make a heavy-handed parallel between civilization and corruption. A tribe of nameless natives (played by Sam Waterston, Susan Blakely, Salome Jens and Martin Kove, among… More

R, 1 hr. 45 min.
Directed By
James Ivory
Genres
Drama, Classics, Comedy
In Theaters
Dec 31, 1972 Wide
On DVD
Jun 22, 2004

Critic Reviews

  • Matt Brunson, Creative Loafing

    Feels like lesser Luis Bunuel (or Derek Jarman); it's an intriguing short-film idea stretched out to feature length, worth a glance primarily as an artifact of its time.

  • Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com

    the one-joke premise quickly wears thin

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