Girlfriends

1978

Action / Comedy / Drama

10
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 71% · 60 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 71% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.2/10 10 3553 3.6K

new york city photographer roommate roommates rabbi female friendship

Plot summary

A photographer and her best friend are roommates. She is stuck with small-change shooting jobs and dreams of success. When her roommate decides to get married and leave, she feels hurt and has to learn how to deal with living alone.

Director

Claudia Weill Photo
Claudia Weill

Top cast

Melanie Mayron Photo
Melanie Mayron as Susan Weinblatt
Mike Kellin Photo
Mike Kellin as Abe
Kathryn Walker Photo
Kathryn Walker as Carpel's Receptionist
Eli Wallach Photo
Eli Wallach as Rabbi Gold
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
810.09 MB
1204*720
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 28 min
Seeds 1
1.47 GB
1792*1072
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 28 min
Seeds 11

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by TheAnimalMother 8 / 10

A Down To Earth Low Budget Gem

If you like very down to earth films, this one is an absolute must see! Honestly, I have to say that I like this film even a touch more than The Deer Hunter, which in its own right is a great picture, (Both films were released in 1978.). This is low budget arthouse filmmaking at its very best. I'm really not sure why more people haven't seen this film by now, and why it isn't more widely regarded as the great film it truly is. Only a little over 2000 votes on this site and this review, only the 20th ever written on it here. Mindboggling really! Even Stanley Kubrick called this film, "Wonderful.". I for one, couldn't agree more. 8.5/10.
Reviewed by atlasmb 5 / 10

Lacking A Cohesive Narrative

Susan Weinblatt (Melanie Mayron) is a New York photographer whose life falters when her girlfriend moves out of their apartment. In fact, Susan is unsuccessful on all fronts, economically and socially, as she struggles to gain a focus for her life, which is as unruly as her hair. From her perspective, she gives and gives, getting little in return for her efforts.This is a disjointed narrative that seems to drop in on Susan's life every half day or so for a snapshot. Mayron is energetic, but fails to convey as consistent perspective, mostly due to the script. The casting is interesting though, offering such names as Eli Wallach, Christopher Guest, Bob Balaban, and Viveca Lindfors.It feels like the final story is over-edited, having removed scenes that connected the scenes that remain.
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