Directed by:
John SchlesingerScreenplay:
Waldo SaltCinematography:
Conrad L. HallComposer:
John BarryCast:
Donald Sutherland, Karen Black, Burgess Meredith, William Atherton, Geraldine Page, Richard Dysart, Bo Hopkins, Pepe Serna, Lelia Goldoni, Billy Barty (more)VOD (1)
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One of the grimmest assessments of Hollywood life during the ’30s, this 1975 drama is adapted from a novel by Nathanael West and tells the tale of a talentless beauty’s desperate struggle to become a star. A deeply insightful work that is powerful in its presentation, staggering in its vision. Director John Schlesinger is masterful in creating a world of platinum blondes, cockfights, glamour and broken dreams. And throughout, he plays on the edge of sexual and physical danger which finally erupts in the shocking climax. (Via Vision Entertainment)
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The third star is for the carnage at the end, but otherwise, I don’t know what this film was about. And I didn’t know it while I watched it. Probably the film itself doesn’t know. Nobody knows anything, very few have an idea…
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