Desperate Characters (1971)

Name: Desperate Characters
Director: Frank D. Gilroy
Genre: Drama
Released: 1971-09-22
Duration: 1 h 37 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Kenneth Mars, Sada Thompson, Jack Somack

Drama

Director: Frank D. Gilroy

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

6.2

Runtime97 min

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Sophie and Otto Bentwood are a middle-aged, middle class, childless Brooklyn Heights couple trapped in a loveless marriage. He is an attorney, she a translator of books. Their existence is affected not only by their disintegrating relationship but by the threats of urban crime and vandalism that surround them everywhere they turn, leaving them feeling paranoid, scared, and desperately helpless.

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Fans of character-driven dramas will appreciate the nuanced performances from Shirley MacLaine and Kenneth Mars in this 1971 film directed by Frank D. Gilroy, which explores the disintegration of a middle-class couple's relationship against the backdrop of urban decay and paranoia.

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Desperate Characters is a 1971 American drama film produced, written, and directed by Frank D. Gilroy, who based his screenplay on the 1970 novel of the same name by Paula Fox.