This summer Film Forum spotlights Erich von Stroheim: films that he “personally directed” (to quote his credit for Greed) and in which he starred. This piece appeared under the title “Second Thoughts on Stroheim” in the May 1974 issue.
Ever since Gilbert Adair died three weeks short of his 67th birthday, in London, I’ve been rereading him compulsively. And I’ve had a lot to choose from—not only many online articles (including pieces written for this magazine and for…
