Larry’s Reviews > Candide > Status Update

This 18th century story by Voltaire, written just after the devastating earthquake in Lisbon in 1750, is very relevant to the 21st century. It pokes fun at men seeking power and unreal ideology. Some passages contain painful description of the horrors of men beating men (and women). It would be given an R rating if filmed as written. But the message of simple living as a cure to hubris lives.