Desperate Characters (1971)

Synopsis: Sophie, a freelance book translator, and Otto, a lawyer, are a childless bourgeois couple living in Brooklyn. They are locked in a disintegrating marriage and suffering a mid-life crisis. Their... Sophie, a freelance book translator, and Otto, a lawyer, are a childless bourgeois couple living in Brooklyn. They are locked in a disintegrating marriage and suffering a mid-life crisis. Their personal ennui and confusion are heightened by contact with people equally bored and empty, and the intruding difficulties of city life, including crime, vandalism, grim subways, and the constant wail of sirens signaling danger at all times. [More]

Starring: Shirley MacLaine, Kenneth Mars, Sada Thompson, Jack Somack

Starring: Shirley MacLaine, Kenneth Mars, Sada Thompson, Jack Somack, Rose Gregorio, Carol Kane, Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Director: Frank D. Gilroy

Director: Frank D. Gilroy
Composer: Lee Konitz, Jim Hall, Ron Carter
Producer: Frank D. Gilroy

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