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Play It As It Lays (1972)

 -  Comedy | Drama  -  19 October 1972 (USA)
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A Hollywood actress undergoes a psychic breakdown and recalls the traumatic events which led to her stay at a sanitarium.

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Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. See more awards »
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Cast

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Helene
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Ruth Ford ...
Carlotta
Eddie Firestone ...
Benny Austin
Diana Ewing ...
Susannah
Paul Lambert ...
Larry Kulik
Norman Foster ...
Abortionist
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Abortionist's Assistant
Severn Darden ...
Hypnotist
Tony Young ...
Johnny Waters
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Les Goodwin
Elizabeth Claman ...
The Chickie
Mitzi Hoag ...
Patsy
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Maria Wyeth, an ex-model and B-movie actress, strolls on the grounds of a mental hospital, recalling the traumatic events which led to her breakdown. She is married to an unfaithful, self-engrossed director, Carter Lane. Neglected by her husband, Maria is engaged in a series of one-night stands and becomes pregnant. Her husband divorces her, and she has an illegal abortion. Maria's only friend is B.Z., a homosexual movie producer. World weary, he tells Maria that he has discovered the meaning of life is nothing. He invites her to commit suicide with him. Written by alfiehitchie

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actress | abortion | divorce | suicide | friend | See more »

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Maria's life was a search for the ultimate answer even after she found there was none.

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Comedy | Drama

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19 October 1972 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

O Destino que Deus Me Deu  »

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(Westrex Recording System)

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1.85 : 1
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Sam Peckinpah was to have worked with Joan Didion on this screen adaptation of her novel but this plan did not materialize. See more »

Quotes

Maria Wyeth Lang: ...existentially, I'm getting a hamburger.
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Referenced in Super 8½ (1994) See more »

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a real gem
27 June 1999 | by (the lower depths) – See all my reviews

Like Petulia, a film that depicts a time & place/milieu as though in real time. Hope this gets resurrected. It's a real treasure.


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