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The Crazy-Quilt

  • 19661966
  • 1h 15m
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The Crazy-Quilt (1966)
  • Drama
A man with no illusions marries a young woman who is brimming with idealism. She attempts to remake her husband with her overflowing optimism, but the marriage is severely strained when her ... Read allA man with no illusions marries a young woman who is brimming with idealism. She attempts to remake her husband with her overflowing optimism, but the marriage is severely strained when her first pregnancy ends in miscarriage. They separate, and the woman has a number of affairs,... Read allA man with no illusions marries a young woman who is brimming with idealism. She attempts to remake her husband with her overflowing optimism, but the marriage is severely strained when her first pregnancy ends in miscarriage. They separate, and the woman has a number of affairs, but eventually she returns to her husband. They have a daughter, then settle down to a li... Read all
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  • Director
    • John Korty
  • Writers
    • John Korty
    • Allen Wheelis(novel "The Illusionless Man and the Visionary")
  • Stars
    • Tom Rosqui
    • Ina Mela
    • Ellen Frye
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  • Director
    • John Korty
  • Writers
    • John Korty
    • Allen Wheelis(novel "The Illusionless Man and the Visionary")
  • Stars
    • Tom Rosqui
    • Ina Mela
    • Ellen Frye
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    Tom Rosqui
    Tom Rosqui
    • Henryas Henry
    Ina Mela
    • Lorabellaas Lorabella
    Ellen Frye
    • Noelas Noel
    Sonia Berman
    • Fortune Telleras Fortune Teller
    Harry Hunt
    • Cyrus the Actoras Cyrus the Actor
    Calvin Kentfield
    • Jim the Fishermanas Jim the Fisherman
    Doug Korty
    • Falbuck Wheelilngas Falbuck Wheelilng
    Jerry Mander
    • Voice Teacheras Voice Teacher
    Robert Marquis
    • Dr. Milton Tugwellas Dr. Milton Tugwell
    Burgess Meredith
    Burgess Meredith
    • Narratoras Narrator
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    Vicki Miller
    • Noel, as a childas Noel, as a child
    Pavel Wald
    • Big Game Hunteras Big Game Hunter
    David Winters
    David Winters
    • Director
      • John Korty
    • Writers
      • John Korty
      • Allen Wheelis(novel "The Illusionless Man and the Visionary")
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    A man with no illusions marries a young woman who is brimming with idealism. She attempts to remake her husband with her overflowing optimism, but the marriage is severely strained when her first pregnancy ends in miscarriage. They separate, and the woman has a number of affairs, but eventually she returns to her husband. They have a daughter, then settle down to a life that is a blend of the husband's worldliness and the wife's idealism. —Dan Navarro <daneldorado@yahoo.com>
    • black and white
    • underground film
    • experimental film
    • avant garde film
    • low budget
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    Agree with other users--put on DVD
    I agree with other users that it is a shame this is not available. One commenter suggests a double feature with another Korty film. I think that 'Crazy Quilt' would be great as a double bill with 'Silence', which probably even fewer have seen, and is also very moving. Korty's Emmy-winning documentary about the family with 17 or so children I remember well from TV in the 70s. I don't know whether that's available either, though. Very sensitive filmmaker, along the lines of Terence Davies (Distant Voices, Still Lives) and, to some degree, Patrick Keillor ('London','Robinson in Space'}.

    I was actually surprised to see this many comments on it, and it makes me aware of how many films have never made it even to VHS and sometimes these are very important ones like 'I Can Get It for You Wholesale', one of Susan Hayward's best, which I only managed to get from someone's taping on eBay. Then a lot of times people tell me everything that was on VHS is on DVD now, but that's not so at all. Plenty of VHS tapes that went out-of-print never have been put on DVD and probably won't be.

    Anyway, things like these 2 Korty films used to be made more frequently by alternative directors, and you still find some. But back in the day, things like 'Crazy Quilt' even got a fair amount of publicity, were reviewed in magazines like The New Yorker. By now, you might find a hidden write-up in the Village Voice, and a week-long showing at a place like Quad Cinema, but the audience for this kind of quiet film, never large, is much smaller still today.
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    • Release date
      • October 3, 1966 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Henry and Lorabella
    • Filming locations
      • Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Farallon
      • Korty Films
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      • $250,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 15 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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