IMDb > Loving (1970)

Overview

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Director:

Irvin Kershner

Writers:

Don Devlin (writer)
J.M. Ryan (novel)

Contact:

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Release Date:

27 April 1970 (Denmark) more

Genre:

Comedy | Drama more

Tagline:

Trust was something she took for granted

Plot:

Brooks Wilson is in crisis. He is torn between his wife Selma and two daughters and his mistress Grace... more | add synopsis

NewsDesk:

Pals: Travolta & Preston to Stay Strong for Daughter's Sake
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User Comments:

Critically acclaimed for a reason more (9 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

George Segal ... Brooks Wilson

Eva Marie Saint ... Selma Wilson
Sterling Hayden ... Lepridon
Keenan Wynn ... Edward
Nancie Phillips ... Nelly
Janis Young ... Grace
David Doyle ... Will
Paul Sparer ... Marve
Andrew Duncan ... Willy
Sherry Lansing ... Susan
Roland Winters ... Plommie
Edgar Stehli ... Mr. Kramm
Calvin Holt ... Danny
Mina Kolb ... Diane
Diana Douglas ... Mrs. Shavelson
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Additional Details

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | USA:R

Company:

Brooks Ltd. more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Halfway through the film, George Segal's character enters an actual construction site in New York City. The complex being constructed was the World Trade Center. more

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Ice Storm (1997) more

Soundtrack:

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Critically acclaimed for a reason, 13 July 2004
Author: (wrongjohn) from united states

I caught this film on late night cable (maybe even the 'romance' movie channel) and it left a deep impression. There is a gap between this type of melodrama in European cinema at the time and the 'revolution' that was happening in American cinema, particularly the suspension of moral judgment outside of epiphany. The main character is having a typical middle age, middle class crisis and we are allowed to see it unfold unencumbered by a personal transformation, a complete crash. This type of screen writing is having a revival in shows like 6 feet under on HBO. I would recommend it to anyone interested in that dark, muddy 1970's American cinema that seems to put the middle class of the 1960's to rest but doesn't become another 'desert road trip' film.

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