UK / USA,
1972, 104 min
Directed by:
Robert AltmanScreenplay:
Robert AltmanCinematography:
Vilmos ZsigmondComposer:
John WilliamsCast:
Susannah York, Rene Auberjonois, Marcel Bozzuffi, Cathryn Harrison, John Morley, Barbara Baxley, Matthew ScurfieldPlots(1)
Cathryn (Susannah York) has secluded herself in a remote country home where she hopes to finish writing a children's book. It is in this country house that Cathryn will begin to feel a shift in her life. Reality begins to break down for her as the men in her life become more oppressive. A psychotic break finds Cathryn attempting to kill all these men, although some may already be dead. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1973 - John Williams (Best Original Dramatic Score)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1973 - Vilmos Zsigmond (Best Cinematography)
Golden Globes
- 1973 - Best English-Language Foreign Motion Picture
Cannes Film Festival
- 1972 - Susannah York (Best Actress)
- 1972 - Robert Altman (Grand Prix International du Festival (1964-1974))