Release Date: Sep 22, 1971 Wide
Release Date: Sep 22, 1971 Wide
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Frank D. Gilroy's adaptation of Paula Fox's novel Desperate Characters stars Shirley MacLaine as Sophie, a freelance book translator who leads a comfortable life in Brooklyn with her lawyer husband Otto (Kenneth Mars). Because of their crumbling marriage and the threatening presence of urban dangers like crime and vandalism, the couple are living a paranoid, scared existence. The film chronicles their emotional and psychological state through a series of interactions with each other and
Sep 22, 1971 Wide
Jul 22, 2008
A good cast, but a predictable and boring story, it's very similar to other movies that came out around the same time. It's not that bad, though, it's just not good either.
September 5, 2010Super Reviewer
Underrated underwatched - - yes, it's tedious, but so is 8 1/2. Shirley Maclaine, pitch perfect, writes a textbook in the art of cinematic understatement. It's dated, sometimes stereotypical (think Taxi Driver), but important to watch - - if only because it is an incredibly faithful rendering of a superb American
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