52. "The Pawnbroker" (1964)

World War II Movie Night delves into 1964's "The Pawnbroker."
Many Jewish and Black groups objected to this movie upon its
release, supposedly for negative stereotypes. Rod Steiger gives a
career-jumpstarting performance as Sol Nazerman, an embittered
Holocaust-survivor who runs an East Harlem pawnshop. Sol regards
his customers as scum, and doesn't think much better of the
multiple people he sets up. But a local crime boss and vague
anniversary threaten to re-awaken dormant traumas in this classic
of bummer cinema... Asides include Philip Roth and Bob
Dylan. 


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