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    Post dates are when I watched, parenthetical dates are the year of US release (aka Oscar eligibility).

4/20/2014

The Mark (1961)

Man released after three years in prison for intent to molest a minor tries to make a go of it professionally and romantically.

This is a sensitive movie with just the right amount of nervousness and not too much psychobabble -- and, anyway, the self-help speak is mostly delivered by Rod Steiger in an Irish Brogue, which makes it easy to take. I was rooting for the ex-con at the center of this extremely well-done movie.

B+

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