Girlfriends (1978)

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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

Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 26 min.
Directed By: Claudia Weill
Written By: Vicki Polon
Genres: Drama, Comedy

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1978 Wide
On DVD: Jun 30, 1993

Critic Reviews

Nathaniel Rogers, Film Experience
Engaging, funny and nuanced. It's a real shame that a picture this good isn't available on DVD.
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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