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Tom Jones

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Tom Jones -- Zestful adaptation of Henry Fielding's classic novel about the misadventures, largely amorous, of a young man (Albert Finney) among the high-born and low of 18th-century England. Director Tony Richardson treats the melodramatic proceedings with a droll combination of mock heroics, antic slapstick, bawdy asides and much social satire. Though the humor is often coarse and the blood-lust of a deer hunt is brutally graphic, it succeeds largely as a period comedy of manners and morals. (A-IV) (br) ( 1963 )

These movies have been evaluated for artistic merit and moral suitability by the media reviewing division of Catholic News Service. The reviews include the CNS rating, the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and a brief synopsis of the movie.

The classifications are as follows:

A-I -- general patronage;
A-II -- adults and adolescents;
A-III -- adults;
L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. L replaces the previous classification, A-IV.
O -- morally offensive.

Note: Some movies previously were designated A-IV. Older films with this classification should be regarded as classified L.