Girlfriends (1978)Director:Claudia WeillWriter:Vicki Polon |
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Girlfriends (1978)Director:Claudia WeillWriter:Vicki Polon |
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Jane Anderson | ... |
Omega Receptionist
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| Bob Balaban | ... |
Martin
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Tanya Berezin | ... |
Rabbi's Wife
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Adam Cohen | ... |
Bar Mitzvah Boy
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Roderick Cook | ... |
Carpel
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Regina David | ... |
Rabbi's Receptionist
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Jean De Baer | ... |
Terry
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| Christopher Guest | ... |
Eric
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Russell Horton | ... |
Photo Editor
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Mike Kellin | ... |
Abe
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Ted Lambert | ... |
Rabbi's Son
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| Viveca Lindfors | ... |
Beatrice
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Stacey Lomoe-Smith | ... |
Rebecca
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| Melanie Mayron | ... |
Susan Weinblatt
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Norma Mayron | ... |
Mrs. Weinblatt
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Well-done and engrossing drama of a woman (played by Melanie Mayron) who's living with her best friend. Her best friend decides to get married and move out. It devastates Mayron and she goes on a journey of self-discovery...and trying to find a new roommate.
This was a big hit in 1978. It played the art house circuit for quite a while. I saw it when I was 16. Being a guy, I wasn't sure I would like it but I was fascinated. The characters were complex, the story absorbing and showed me what NYC was like (back in 1978). After it died down it disappeared completely. There was a showing on cable back in the early 1980s but that was it. I've asked a few friends who are film fanatics (like me) if they knew about this and none of them had even heard of it! That's too bad. This is a wonderful film for anybody--you don't have to be a woman to understand the loneliness and shock Mayron feels when her best friend leaves. Also it has some casual nudity which was surprising for a PG film. It also has Christopher Guest in an early role (and doing a nude scene--not much is shown).
An excellent film. It's probably dated by now and who knows if any copies still exist--but I'd love to see it again.