Girl Friends (Original title)Girlfriends (Alternative title)
Date: 1978 (Release)Country: USADirector: Claudia Weill
Synopsis: The story of a young woman, just out of college and earning a precarious living as a photographer in New York, whose flatmate, a would-be poet, marries and moves away. The experiences of the two young women, one single and independent, the other married, lead them both to want to change their lives.
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Subjects: Women, Careers
Releases
Date: 12 July 1978Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - MonoRuntime: 87 mins 37 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: EMI Film Distributors
Date: August 1978Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Duartcolor - Sound - MonoRuntime: 88 mins Length: 7884 FeetDialogue (original): English
Title: [Radio Times - v249 n3259 10 May 1986: no known title]Language: English
In: British National Film Catalogue v18 1980 Page: 81
Title: [British National Film Catalogue - v18 1980: no known title]Language: English
In: Movie n27/28 Winter 1980 Pages: Winter Spring 85-90
Title: [Movie - n27/28 Winter 1980: no known title]Language: English
Description: Discussed with an UNMARRIED WOMAN and COMA.
In: Cineforum n190 December 1979 Pages: 775-783
Title: [Cineforum - n190 December 1979: no known title]Language: Italian
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v7 n4 1979 Pages: 270-276
Title: [Literature/Film Quarterly - v7 n4 1979: no known title]Language: English
Description: Analysis.
In: Jump Cut n20 May 1979 Page: 3
Title: [Jump Cut - n20 May 1979: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinéaste v9 n1 1978 Pages: 39-40
Title: [Cinéaste - v9 n1 1978: no known title]Language: English
In: The Listener v100 n2580 5 Oct 1978 Page: 450
Title: [The Listener - v100 n2580 5 Oct 1978: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n159 7 Oct 1978 Page: 49
Title: [Screen International - n159 7 Oct 1978: no known title]Language: English
In: Cahiers du Cinéma n294 November 1978 Pages: 56-57
Title: [Cahiers du Cinéma - n294 November 1978: no known title]Language: French
In: Films and Filming v24 n12 September 1978 Pages: 33-34
Title: [Films and Filming - v24 n12 September 1978: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v251 n28 11 May 1978 Page: 4
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v251 n28 11 May 1978: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 10 May 1978 Page: 23
Title: [Variety - 10 May 1978: no known title]Language: English
In: Time Out n442 6 Oct 1978 Page: 17
Title: [Time Out - n442 6 Oct 1978: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Interview with director.
In: Films Illustrated v8 n85 September 1978 Page: 25
Title: [Films Illustrated - v8 n85 September 1978: no known title]Language: English
In: Filmmakers' Newsletter v11 n12 October 1978 Pages: 26-28
Title: [Filmmakers' Newsletter - v11 n12 October 1978: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v45 n536 September 1978 Page: 175
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v45 n536 September 1978: no known title]Language: English
In: Pages: Autumn 46-50
Title: [ - : no known title]
Author: Hunter, Aaron Pages: vi, 251 pages
Date: 1978 (Release)Country: USADirector: Claudia Weill
Synopsis: The story of a young woman, just out of college and earning a precarious living as a photographer in New York, whose flatmate, a would-be poet, marries and moves away. The experiences of the two young women, one single and independent, the other married, lead them both to want to change their lives.
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Subjects: Women, Careers
Releases
Date: 12 July 1978Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - MonoRuntime: 87 mins 37 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: EMI Film Distributors
Date: August 1978Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Duartcolor - Sound - MonoRuntime: 88 mins Length: 7884 FeetDialogue (original): English
Credits
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Production Company: Claudia Weill, Production Company: New York State Council on the Arts, Production Company: National Endowment for the Arts, Production Company: Creative Artist Programs Service, Production Company: American Film Institute, Producer: Claudia Weill, Producer: Jan Saunders, Associate Producer: Pat Churchill, Associate Producer: Lilly Kilvert, Unit Manager: Monty Diamond, Production Manager: Jan Saunders, Production Co-ordinator: Shelley Houis, Production Assistant: Caila Abedon, Production Assistant: Artie Agin, Production Assistant: Carl Baldasso, Production Assistant: Doug Block, Production Assistant: Howard Gladstone, Production Assistant: Susan Hathaway, Production Assistant: Andrea Kirsch, Production Assistant: Chi Lee, Production Assistant: Barbara Lewis, Production Assistant: Chris Rodin, Production Assistant: Carol Ritter, Production Assistant: Barry Strugatz, Production Assistant: Tina Valensky, Production Assistant: Cat Walker, Production Assistant: Patricia Weill, Assistant Director: David Streit, Script: Vicki Polon, Original Story: Claudia Weill, Vicki Polon, Photography: Fred Murphy, Editor: Suzanne Pettit, Associate Editor: Katherine Wenning, Art Director: Patrizia von Brandenstein, Costumes: Bonnie Daziel, Costumes: Jody Coy-Cooper, Costumes: Susan Becker, Title Design: Dan Perri, Music: Michael Small, Sound Recording: Maryte Kavaliauskas, Sound Re-recording: Lee Dichter, Sound Editor: Ed Rothkowitz, Sound Editor: Hanna Wajshonig, Sound Editor: Emily Paine
Cast
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Melanie Mayron (Susan Weinblatt), Anita Skinner (Anne Munroe), Eli Wallach (Rabbi Gold), Christopher Guest (Eric), Bob Balaban (Martin), Gina Rogak (Julie), Amy Wright (Ceil), Viveca Lindfors (Beatrice), Mike Kellin (Abe), Adam Cohen (bar mitzvah boy), Jean De Baer (Terry), Nancy Mette (Denise), Kenneth McMillan (cabbie), Albert Rogers (hairdresser), Jane Anderson (Omega receptionist), Russell Horton (photo editor), Regina David (Rabbi's receptionist), Ted Lambert (Rabbi's son), Tanya Berezin (Rabbi's wife), Kathryn Walker (Carpel's receptionist), Roderick Cook (Carpel), Kristoffer Tabori (Charlie), Stacey Lomoe-Smith (Rebecca), Norma Mayron (Mrs. Weinblatt)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
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In: Radio Times v249 n3259 10 May 1986 Page: 18Title: [Radio Times - v249 n3259 10 May 1986: no known title]Language: English
In: British National Film Catalogue v18 1980 Page: 81
Title: [British National Film Catalogue - v18 1980: no known title]Language: English
In: Movie n27/28 Winter 1980 Pages: Winter Spring 85-90
Title: [Movie - n27/28 Winter 1980: no known title]Language: English
Description: Discussed with an UNMARRIED WOMAN and COMA.
In: Cineforum n190 December 1979 Pages: 775-783
Title: [Cineforum - n190 December 1979: no known title]Language: Italian
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v7 n4 1979 Pages: 270-276
Title: [Literature/Film Quarterly - v7 n4 1979: no known title]Language: English
Description: Analysis.
In: Jump Cut n20 May 1979 Page: 3
Title: [Jump Cut - n20 May 1979: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinéaste v9 n1 1978 Pages: 39-40
Title: [Cinéaste - v9 n1 1978: no known title]Language: English
In: The Listener v100 n2580 5 Oct 1978 Page: 450
Title: [The Listener - v100 n2580 5 Oct 1978: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n159 7 Oct 1978 Page: 49
Title: [Screen International - n159 7 Oct 1978: no known title]Language: English
In: Cahiers du Cinéma n294 November 1978 Pages: 56-57
Title: [Cahiers du Cinéma - n294 November 1978: no known title]Language: French
In: Films and Filming v24 n12 September 1978 Pages: 33-34
Title: [Films and Filming - v24 n12 September 1978: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v251 n28 11 May 1978 Page: 4
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v251 n28 11 May 1978: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 10 May 1978 Page: 23
Title: [Variety - 10 May 1978: no known title]Language: English
In: Time Out n442 6 Oct 1978 Page: 17
Title: [Time Out - n442 6 Oct 1978: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Interview with director.
In: Films Illustrated v8 n85 September 1978 Page: 25
Title: [Films Illustrated - v8 n85 September 1978: no known title]Language: English
In: Filmmakers' Newsletter v11 n12 October 1978 Pages: 26-28
Title: [Filmmakers' Newsletter - v11 n12 October 1978: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v45 n536 September 1978 Page: 175
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v45 n536 September 1978: no known title]Language: English
In: Pages: Autumn 46-50
Title: [ - : no known title]
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
(1)
Title: Women and New Hollywood: gender, creative labor and 1970s American cinemaAuthor: Hunter, Aaron Pages: vi, 251 pages