The killing of Sister George


Production: Palomar USA, 1968

Director: Robert Aldrich
Scenario: Lukas Heller
Story: Frank Marcus [Play]
Director of Photography: Joseph Biroc
Composer: Gerald Fried
Editor: Michael A. Luciano
Cast: Coral Browne [Mercy Croft], Ronald Fraser, Patricia Medina, Beryl Reid [June Buckridge], Susannah York [Alice McNaught]
Technical Details: ,Length: 134 minutes
Sound System: not indicated


German title: Das Doppelleben der "Sister George"
French title: Faut-il tuer Sister George ? Reviews in German: "Overwrought but entertaining drama abou soap opera acrtress Reed who fears ì
her character (Sister George) is due to be "killed". Story follows her
deteriorating relationship with dependent, child-like York, wh's caught the
eye of network executive Browne. Very good performances in this adaptation of
Frank Marcu's play. Shot in England." (Maltin's Movie and Video Guide)
"Now that the initial controversy that swirled around this film's honest ì
depiction of a lesbian relationship has died away, a retrospective viewing ì
shows us a film with a passable yet uninspired story and wooden acting in its ì
central performances. This stage play of an aging actress whose career and ì
relationship are crumbling around her was not brought to the screen with much ì
spirit. Rated R for nudity" **1/2 (Martin/Porter, Video Movie Guide)
"Im Berufs- und Privatleben entgleiten einer alternden Schauspielerin die ì
Rollen, mit denen sie ihre heruntergekommene Existenz verzweifelt ì
aufrechtzuerhalten sucht. Eine grossartig besetzte und eindringlich ì
inszenierte Studie, die im Milieu lesbischer Frauen auf groteske Formen von ì
Ersatzbefriedigungen verweist, ohne den Menschen aus dem Auge zu verlieren. ì
Die Gestaltung schliesst auch eine breit ausgespielte Intimszene ein, jedoch ì
sind auch noch andere Aspekte kritisch zu bedenken. (FD 16 379)

Bibliography Cinémathèque Suisse, Nr. 173, Lausanne 1999



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