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Losing Ground

  • 1982
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
759
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Original US poster designed by Adrian Rothschild
Sara, a cold college professor, and her husband, an ecstatic painter, spend a summer away from the city, straining their rocky relationship.
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Sara, a cold college professor, and her husband, an ecstatic painter, spend a summer away from the city, straining their rocky relationship.Sara, a cold college professor, and her husband, an ecstatic painter, spend a summer away from the city, straining their rocky relationship.Sara, a cold college professor, and her husband, an ecstatic painter, spend a summer away from the city, straining their rocky relationship.

  • Director
    • Kathleen Collins
  • Writer
    • Kathleen Collins
  • Stars
    • Seret Scott
    • Bill Gunn
    • Duane Jones
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    759
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kathleen Collins
    • Writer
      • Kathleen Collins
    • Stars
      • Seret Scott
      • Bill Gunn
      • Duane Jones
    • 11User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Seret Scott
    • Sara
    Bill Gunn
    Bill Gunn
    • Victor
    Duane Jones
    Duane Jones
    • Duke
    Billie Allen
    • Mother
    Gary Bolling
    • George
    Noberto Kerner
    • Carlos
    Maritza Rivera
    • Celia
    Zachary Minar
    • Male Student in Class
    Anthony McGowan
    • Other Student in Class
    Darryl Reilly
    • Other Student in Class
    Joe Garcia
    • Other Student in Class
    Clarence Branch Jr.
    • Man on Radio
    • (voice)
    Maureen Grady
    Maureen Grady
    • Female Student in Office
    Deborah Tirelli
    • Real Estate Agent
    Marjorie Spring
    • Librarian
    Hilda Vargas
    • Celia's Mother
    Rose Zito
    • Gypsy
    Joseph B. Vasquez
    • Student Cameraman
    • Director
      • Kathleen Collins(direction)
    • Writer
      • Kathleen Collins
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    • Trivia
      The film never received distribution outside of festival screenings in director Kathleen Collins's lifetime. It was only decades after she died, that her daughter, who had inherited the negatives of the film, approached Milestone Films, and asked them to help restore and release the film.
    • Quotes

      Sara Rogers: Don't take your dick out like it's artistic - like it's some goddamn paintbrush!

    • Connections
      Referenced in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: The New Shrek Era (2020)

    User reviews11

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    3/10
    Wooden acting
    Although I appreciate the significance of black cinema, I just couldn't get past the stiff, wooden acting. It was like they were just reading from the cue cards. She was not believable as a university professor. She mispronounced words and was a horrible, boring teacher. He was more believable as a painter. I ended up not caring about them or their marriage.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 1982 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • Spanish
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Auf schwankendem Boden
    • Filming locations
      • Haverstraw, New York, USA
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,006
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,006
      • Oct 9, 2022
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,006
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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