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The life of a soap opera actress begins to unravel as she fears her character will be written out of the series.The life of a soap opera actress begins to unravel as she fears her character will be written out of the series.The life of a soap opera actress begins to unravel as she fears her character will be written out of the series.
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- TriviaRobert Aldrich always counted this as a personal favorite of all his films.
- GoofsWhen George asks for a pint of beer the waiter arrives with it on a tray and it is half full with half a glass of head but when he puts it on the table it's much fuller, with only about an inch of head on it.
- Crazy creditsDuring the opening credits, the picture distractingly flips from left to right as the main character travels through claustrophobia-inducing alleyways.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Before Stonewall (1984)
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an overlooked gem...
I did not see the stage play upon which this film is based (too young) but, based on its own merits, this film surely deserves a closer look.
The central trio of performers (Reid, York, Browne) provide career "bests" and there are some amusing vignettes from the others (Fraser, in particular, as a truly odious soap actor).
The much-discussed sex scene is, by today's standards (and, it would seem, even those of the 1960s stage play), tame, but its real value as a display of the shift of power between the three central characters is very neatly worked through in the closing quarter.
The final five minutes of (self-) destruction is heartbreaking, with excellent use made of the music track.
In short: miss it and miss out.
The central trio of performers (Reid, York, Browne) provide career "bests" and there are some amusing vignettes from the others (Fraser, in particular, as a truly odious soap actor).
The much-discussed sex scene is, by today's standards (and, it would seem, even those of the 1960s stage play), tame, but its real value as a display of the shift of power between the three central characters is very neatly worked through in the closing quarter.
The final five minutes of (self-) destruction is heartbreaking, with excellent use made of the music track.
In short: miss it and miss out.
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- Das Doppelleben der Sister George
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- Runtime2 hours 18 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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