Girlfriends (1978)
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75% of users liked it
(196 ratings)
One of the first fictional efforts by former documentary maker Claudia Weill, Girlfriends focuses on a pair of roommates, Susan Weinblatt and Anne Munroe, played by Melanie Mayron and Anita Skinner. Anne gets married, leaving the plump, insecure Susan alone for virtually the first time in her life.… More One of the first fictional efforts by former documentary maker Claudia Weill, Girlfriends focuses on a pair of roommates, Susan Weinblatt and Anne Munroe, played by Melanie Mayron and Anita Skinner. Anne gets married, leaving the plump, insecure Susan alone for virtually the first time in her life. A mild flirtation with a rabbi leads to a whole new life for Susan when she becomes a portrait photographer for Jewish weddings and bar mitzvahs. Claudia Weill wrote the (presumed) autobiographical screenplay with Vicki Polon. Filmed in New Jersey, Girlfriends was an expansion of a short subject subsidized by the American Film Institute. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Claudia Weill
- Written By
- Vicki Polon
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1978 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Nathaniel Rogers, Film Experience
Engaging, funny and nuanced. It's a real shame that a picture this good isn't available on DVD.
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Claudia Weill (better known for her docus) offers a sympathetically feminist look at a young, unattractive woman who's trying to make it as a photographer in NY, sans help or men.
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Cast
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Melanie Mayron
as Susan Weinblatt
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Eli Wallach
as Rabbi Gold
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Anita Skinner
as Anne Munroe
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Bob Balaban
as Martin
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Christopher Guest
as Eric
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Viveca Lindfors
as Beatrice
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Amy Wright
as Ceil
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Mike Kellin
as Abe
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Russell Horton
as Photo Editor
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Tanya Berezin
as Rabbi's Wife
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Roderick Cook
as Carpel
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Jean De Baer
as Terry
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Kenneth McMillan
as Cabbie
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Gina Rogak
as Julie
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Kristoffer Tabori
as Charlie
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Kathryn Walker
as Carpel's Receptionist
- Jane Anderson
- Adam Cohen
