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A Delicate Balance(1973)
Status: Released
Date: 1973-11-12
62%
14 Votes
Time: 2h 13m
The sister who drank too much. The daughter who divorced too much. They're all there when Tobias and Agnes have their little get-together and tear-apart.
Overview:
In their finely appointed Connecticut home, Agnes and Tobias have grown used to the imperfection and fragility of their marriage. Quietly nursing their grief over the death of their son, they get by well enough together. Agnes' boozy sister wanders in and out, and they allow anxiety-stricken friends to move into an upstairs room. But, when their daughter, Julia, shows up announcing her fourth divorce, long-repressed emotions come to the surface.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
The American Film Theatre
Movie: A Delicate Balance
Top 6 Billed Cast
Katharine Hepburn
Agnes
Paul Scofield
Tobias
Lee Remick
Julia
Kate Reid
Claire
Joseph Cotten
Harry
Betsy Blair
Edna
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Overview
In their finely appointed Connecticut home, Agnes and Tobias have grown used to the imperfection and fragility of their marriage. Quietly nursing their grief over the death of their son, they get by well enough together. Agnes' boozy sister wanders in and out, and they allow anxiety-stricken friends to move into an upstairs room. But, when their daughter, Julia, shows up announcing her fourth divorce, long-repressed emotions come to the surface.
Release Date
1973-11-12
Average
6.214
Rating:
3.1 startsTagline
The sister who drank too much. The daughter who divorced too much. They're all there when Tobias and Agnes have their little get-together and tear-apart.
Genres
Languages:
EnglishKeywords
infidelityfriendshipprimal fearblack humorbased on play or musicalfamily secretsdysfunctional familyalcohol abusedivorceedivorced womantolerancefamily conflictfamily homefather daughter conflicthouse guestannoying sisterself reflectionfamily crisissuburbanmodernismhouseguestwealthy familyirresponsible sisteremotional breakdownexistential emptinesspersonal demonshysterical drunksfacadeemotional instabilityanxietyself-examinationlong-married couplestale marriageexistential crisisimpending divorcesisters relationshiplifelong friendshipshattered realitymultiple marriagesscrutiny of friendshipacerbic alcoholiccouples as best friendsboundaries of friendshipalcoholic sistercomfortable marriageone weekendbitter daughter
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