• Films,  Strange Interlude

    March Movie of the Month: Strange Interlude (1932)

    “In order for us to fully understand his characters, Eugene O’Neill allows them to express their thoughts aloud. As in life, these thoughts are quite different from the words that pass their lips.” Such is the–I’ll call it a warning–at the beginning of Strange Interlude, a pre-code film that is indeed…strange. As a classic film lover, particularly of the 1930’s, I cringe when people refer to some classic films as “creaky.” But unfortunately that is the word I feel I must use to describe Strange Interlude–a film that has not aged well, a film that I would definitely not recommend to those new to classic film and wary of its…