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Chronicle reviewer Marjorie Baumgarten gives I, the Worst of All three stars out five. In her review Baumgarten compares the movie to similar period movies. While she appreciates the depiction of a woman, especially a queer woman, defying conventional wisdom and expressing feminist ideas, she found the anti-religious themes to be too repetitive. The film review staff of Time Out: London sing the film's praises saying, âThe drama is progressively unsettling, particularly as the spiritual malaise becomes manifest in the horrific ravages of the plague.â The review staff found the movie compelling and attention capturing, presenting a fascinating glimpse into one of the greatest female poets of all time.
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and the newly elected
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