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A View from the Bridge
by Arthur Miller
Rated PG-13 for adult themes, including immigration and uncomfortable family dynamics
A tragedy in the classic form. Eddie is a longshoreman who seems to be an admirable family man. When two of his wife’s Italian cousins are smuggled into this country, he makes room for them in his home. Gratefully they move in among his wife and the teenage niece he has brought up as his daughter. One of the young men begins courting his benefactor’s niece, and a monstrous change creeps up on the kind and loving uncle. This is an intensely absorbing drama, sure of itself every step of the way. It makes no false moves, wastes no time, and has the beauty that comes from directness and simplicity.