A Tale of Two Cities
Directed by Jack Conway, 1935
“Recalled to life.”
That is the mysterious message that resounds through the opening of Charles Dickens’ novel, A Tale of Two Cities. The settings are France and England, mainly Paris and London, during the French Revolution, which Dickens believed was both necessary and terrible, and he’s honest enough not to put a pretty face on it. But A Tale of Two…
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