an effective antidrug film. I think director Jerry Schatzberg would like it to be both." Charles Champlin of the Los Angeles Times said that it "is the latest of the drug movies. It is also, I think, the best of them. But if it's a peak, it's also a dead end—that is, it both defines and exhausts the possibilities of the movie which contents itself with describing (however accurately and horrifyingly) the drug milieu and does not choose to go beyond surfaces to causes." Gary Arnold of The Washington Post wrote "Whatever social value The Panic in Needle Park aspired to its effectively canceled by its lack of dramatic interest. This is one of those movies that never seems to get off the low burner." Stanley Kauffmann of The New Republic described Panic in Needle Park as "rotten". Awards For her portrayal of Helen, Winn won the Best Actress Award at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival. The film and its director, Jerry Schatzberg, were also nominated for the Palme d'Or. See also List of American films of 1971 References External links 20th Century Fox films 1971 romantic drama films 1971 films American romantic drama films 1970s English-language films Films about abortion Films about heroin addiction Films based on American novels Films directed by Jerry Schatzberg Films set in New York City Films shot in New York City Films about addiction 1970s American films Films without soundtracks