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Play It as It Lays (1972)

Play It as It Lays (1972)

Drama

Maria's life was a search for the ultimate answer even after she found there was none.

Release Date: 1972, October 19
Directors: Frank Perry
Countries: United States of America
Production: Universal Pictures, F.P. Productions
Cast: Paul Lambert, Tyne Daly, Anthony Perkins, Tuesday Weld, Tracy Morgan, John Finnegan, Richard Anderson, Allan Warnick, Darlene Conley, Severn Darden, Chuck McCann, Adam Roarke

Overview:

Burned-out B-movie actress Maria, depressed and frustrated with her loveless marriage to an ambitious film director, Carter Lang, who would rather work on his career than on his relationship with her, numbs herself with drugs and sex with strangers. Only her friendship with a sensitive gay movie producer, B.Z., offers a semblance of solace. But even that relationship proves to be fleeting amidst the empty decadence of Hollywood.

Keywords:

lgbt film in film mental illness mental institution fame alienation drug abuse parental alienation mental breakdown marital tensions forced abortion lavender marriage