The Forward

In ‘Mr. Klein,’ A Dark Document Of The French Occupation Muddled By A Story Of Obsession

On July 16, 1942, Paris lost its Jews. They disappeared in what became known as the Vélodrome d’Hiver (Vel’ D’Hiv) Roundup, named for the indoor bicycle racing track where the bulk of a reported ...
Bay Area Reporter

First they came for 'Mr. Klein'

After making a few films at RKO in the late 1940s and early 50s, American-born director Joseph Losey (1909-84) was blacklisted during the grim Red Scare days of McCarthyism. He directed a handful of ...
Washington Examiner

Mr. Klein Regrets

Joe Klein is in a mood these days of regret and nostalgia, longing for the golden age of 1948 (or 1968), when the Democrats were in power, and Harry Truman (and/or Bobby Kennedy) were giving them hell ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Critic’s Picks: An October To-Do List for Film Buffs in L.A.

A digital restoration of Joseph Losey's 'Mr. Klein,' a variety of horror favorites just in time for Halloween and a handful of Taiwanese classics are among options for SoCal cinephiles in October. By ...
The New Yorker

The Hour of Reckoning Descends in “Mr. Klein”

A woman is examined by a male doctor. Middle-aged and afraid, she stands naked in his office, her arms crossed over her breasts. A nurse sits nearby, taking notes of what the doctor says. His manner ...
The New Yorker

"Mr. Klein"

Richard Brody on Joseph Losey's "Mr. Klein" (1976). Richard Brody on Joseph Losey's "Mr. Klein" (1976). in order to escape the country. Klein lives a life of comfortable and sumptuous decadence, which ...