Girlfriends

"Everyone has one, wants one, or is one."

1978 1h 28m EN

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6.7

SOLID

★6.7TMDB · 88

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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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.

“Everyone has one, wants one, or is one.”

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Cast

Melanie Mayron
Susan Weinblatt
Eli Wallach
Rabbi Gold
Adam Cohen
Bar Mitzvah Boy
Anita Skinner
Anne Munroe
Jean De Baer
Terry
Christopher Guest
Eric
Nancy Mette
Denise
Kenneth McMillan
Cabbie

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Claudia Weill
Writers: Vicki Polon, Claudia Weill, Vicki Polon
Languages: English, Italian
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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48 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Claudia Weill, shot by Fred Murphy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Michael Small. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Suzanne Pettit shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Melanie Mayron and Eli Wallach and Adam Cohen carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Everyone has one, wants one, or is one.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Claudia Weill directs. Fred Murphy behind the camera. Michael Small scores. Suzanne Pettit cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Italian.

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Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
248 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.
4Directed by Claudia Weill, shot by Fred Murphy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Michael Small. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Suzanne Pettit shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Melanie Mayron and Eli Wallach and Adam Cohen carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Everyone has one, wants one, or is one.".
9IMDB entry: tt0077613 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 88 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.