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The Killing of Sister George

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The Killing of Sister George (1968)

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Reviews Counted: 10 Fresh: 8  Rotten:2 Average Rating: 6.7/10

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Runtime: 2 hrs 20 mins

Synopsis: In Robert Aldrich's taboo-shattering adaptation of Frank Morse's play, June (Beryl Reed) is a lesbian who plays the part of a nun, Sister George, on a successful television soap opera. Her world collapses when the show's executive director, Mercy Croft (Coral Browne), decides to kill off... In Robert Aldrich's taboo-shattering adaptation of Frank Morse's play, June (Beryl Reed) is a lesbian who plays the part of a nun, Sister George, on a successful television soap opera. Her world collapses when the show's executive director, Mercy Croft (Coral Browne), decides to kill off June's character. As she searches for another acting job, she begins to abuse her lover, Alice (Susannah York), and spirals into a self-destructive free fall. The precociously frank and sultry depiction of June's sexuality earned the film an X rating in many places upon its initial release. Though time has muted the once-controversial aspects of THE KILLING OF SISTER GEORGE, it remains a historically resonant film, offering the first Hollywood depiction of a woman completely at ease with her love of other women. Reid turns in a brave and moving performance, infusing this landmark of lesbian cinema with an enduring, humane radiance. [More]

Genre: Television

Starring: Beryl Reid, Susannah York, Coral Browne, Ronald Fraser, Patricia Medina

Director: Robert Aldrich
Screenwriter: Lukas Heller
Producer: Robert Aldrich

DVD Info

Release:

Nov 8, 2006

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Anamorphic - 1.85

Audio:

  • Mono - English
  • Subtitles - English - Closed Captioning
  • Subtitles - English, French, Spanish - Optional

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Talky, exploitive (for 1968) drama focusing on lesbianism.

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03/22/08
Steve Crum
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4/5

Quase um Quem Tem Medo de Virginia Woolf? lésbico, este é um filme denso, muitas vezes desagradável como sua protagonista (Reid, fantástica), mas sempre instigante e corajoso.

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04/25/06
Pablo Villaca
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Renata Adler
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03/11/04
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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3/5

Excellently acted version of the play is finally rather dull.

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02/11/04
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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More wearisome than appealing.

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Dennis Schwartz
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12/04/03
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10/10/03
Carol Cling
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Christopher Smith
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Bryant Frazer
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