Much misunderstood and a commercial flop in 1964, Lilith is well acted by Warren Beatty and one of the first American films to deal with mental illness and the fine line between therapists and patients while using the stylistics of the French New Wave.
Lilith (1964)
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Fresh:3
Rotten:0
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Runtime: 1 hr 54 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Vincent Bruce (Warren Beatty) is an idealistic young war veteran who has just begun working as a therapist in a mental institution in his Maryland hometown. His first patient is a sex-obsessed... Vincent Bruce (Warren Beatty) is an idealistic young war veteran who has just begun working as a therapist in a mental institution in his Maryland hometown. His first patient is a sex-obsessed schizophrenic named Lilith (Jean Seberg), who quickly becomes smitten with him. At first, Vincent maintains a strictly professional relationship, but eventually he falls for and seduces her. Their union, however, begins to take a heavy emotional toll on Vincent, especially when he begins working with Stephen (Peter Fonda), a troubled young man who has also fallen under Lilith's spell. Can Vincent regain his fading sanity before it's too late? Based on the novel by J.R. Salamanca. [More]
Starring: Warren Beatty, Jean Seberg, Kim Hunter, Peter Fonda
Starring: Warren Beatty, Jean Seberg, Kim Hunter, Peter Fonda, Gene Hackman, Jessica Walter, James Patterson, Robert Reilly
Director: Robert Rossen
Director: Robert Rossen
Screenwriter: Robert Rossen
Producer: Robert Rossen
Composer: Kenyon Hopkins
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Brilliant and delicate, but also depressing and enigmatic psychodrama.
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