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Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing is a 1973 American comedy-drama film directed by Alan J. Pakula. It is often categorized as a drama, but contains many comic elements. Maggie Smith and Timothy Bottoms star.
Walter Elbertson (Timothy Bottoms), the handsome and restless son of an American doctor (Charles Baxter) isn't sure what he wants out of life. While touring Spain, Walter meets Lila Fisher (Maggie...
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- Alan J. Pakula
- PG
- Maggie Smith
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- Alan J. Pakula
- 110 min
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American Walter Elbertson (Timothy Bottoms), in his late teens, is feeling lost within his family of overachievers. Thirtysomething Englishwoman Lila Fisher (Dame Maggie Smith) is emotionally repressed.
Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing. 1973 · 1 hr 50 min. PG. Drama · Comedy · Romance. With little in common, a prim, 40--year-old spinster and an 18 year-old college drop-out begin a clumsy yet moving affair after meeting on a bus.
- Alan J. Pakula
- January 1, 1973
- 110 min
With director Alan J. Pakula and his co-stars at career peaks, it's surprising to find "Love and Pain (and the whole damn thing)" was not at least a moderate success during its hesitant 1972 release. It's features good performances and pretty Spanish scenery.
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Jun 18, 2012 · A bittersweet romantic comedy, Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing (1973) tells the unlikely love story of Lila (Maggie Smith), a lonely British spinster in her late 30s who is on a bus tour of Spain, and Walter (Timothy Bottoms), an 18-year-old American screw-up who ends up traveling with her.
