The Killing of Sister George (1968)

Regista:

Robert Aldrich

Writers:

Lukas Heller (writer)
Frank Marcus (play)

Data di uscita:

12 dicembre 1968 (USA)

Genere:

Drama

Slogan:

The story of three consenting adults in the privacy of their own home.

Plot:

George lives with her lover, Childie and plays a cheerful district nurse in a BBC soap opera. However...

Plot Keywords:

Lesbian Bar | Lesbianism | Female Nudity | Homosexual | Lesbian

Premi:

Nominated for Golden Globe.

Recensioni degli utenti:

an overlooked gem...

Cast

Beryl Reid	...	June 'George' Buckridge
Susannah York	...	Alice 'Childie' McNaught
Coral Browne	...	Mercy Croft
Ronald Fraser	...	Leo Lockhart
Patricia Medina	...	Betty Thaxter
Hugh Paddick	...	Freddie
Cyril Delevanti	...	Ted Baker
Sivi Aberg	...	Diana
William Beckley	...	Floor Manager
Elaine Church	...	Marelen
Brendan Dillon	...	Bert Turner
Mike Freeman	...	Noel
Maggie Paige	...	Maid
Jack Raine	...	Deputy Commissioner
Dolly Taylor	...	Tea Lady

Alias:

Assassinio di Sister George, L' (Italy) [it]

Durata:

138 min

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Inglese

Colore:

Colore (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonoro:

Mono

Divieti:

Canada:14A (Manitoba) (2005) | Australia:R | Iceland:12 | Singapore:R21 (cut) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia/Ontario) | West Germany:18 (f) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:11 | UK:X | USA:R (re-rating) (1972) | USA:X (original rating)

Luoghi delle riprese:

BBC Television Centre, Wood Lane, Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK

Company:

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Curiosità:

The word "lesbian" is only uttered once, 100 minutes into the film.

Citazioni:

Alice: Not all women are raving bloody lesbians, you know.
George: That is a misfortune I am perfectly well aware of!

Movie Connections:

Citato in Too Late the Hero (1970)

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.