Fresh
"Applause" is a very minor film with a massive performance at its center.
Ryan Lattanzio, San Francisco Chronicle
Applause
She gave youth and beauty for Applause
1929 · 1h 20m · Passed
Drama, Music
Directed by
Rouben Mamoulian
Overview
This early example of the "backstage" musical genre tells the story of Kitty Darling, a fading burlesque star who tries to save her convent-educated daughter April from following in mom's footsteps.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
80%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Steen [is] in every scene of the film and crafts an intricate portrait of a woman teetering on the brink, but never toppling.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Fresh
As much of [Steen] as there is, you'll want more.
David Edelstein, New York Magazine/Vulture
Fresh
Paprika Steen makes this particular character her own. And makes us join her adoring on-screen audience as we watch her play out -- gorgeously, horrifyingly -- her own tragic scenes.
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
Fresh
Director and co-writer Martin Pieter Zandvliet draws inspired work from Steen. You feel her every emotion.
V.A. Musetto, New York Post
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