Katharine Hepburn
Agnes
Search results
A Delicate Balance is a 1973 American-Canadian-British drama film directed by Tony Richardson and starring Katharine Hepburn, Paul Scofield, Lee Remick, Kate Reid, Joseph Cotten, and Betsy Blair. The screenplay by Edward Albee is based on his 1966 Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name.
A Delicate Balance: Directed by Tony Richardson. With Katharine Hepburn, Paul Scofield, Lee Remick, Kate Reid. A well-to-do Connecticut family is upended when the grown daughter's godparents, seized by a nameless terror, decide to come live with them.
Roger Ebert November 12, 1973. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. “A Delicate Balance” is a play about a family in which that balance has been clung to precariously for too many years. It’s a family of four: Tobias, the patriarch, who has constructed a respectable middle-class shell around his empty interior; Agnes, his wife ...
Jan 15, 2004. In their nice Connecticut home, Agnes (Katharine Hepburn) and Tobias (Paul Scofield) have grown used to the imperfection and fragility of their marriage. Quietly nursing their grief...
Summaries. A well-to-do Connecticut family is upended when the grown daughter's godparents, seized by a nameless terror, decide to come live with them. Agnes and Tobias are an upper-class Connecticut married couple whose relationship has been uneasy for many years, since at least the time their son died; but they've managed to find a certain ...
Overview. In their nice Connecticut home, Agnes and Tobias have grown used to the imperfection and fragility of their marriage. Quietly nursing their grief over the death of their son, they get by well enough together. Agnes' boozy sister wanders in and out, and they allow anxiety-stricken friends to move into an upstairs room.
Film Details. Also Known As. Delicate Balance. MPAA Rating. Genre. Drama. Adaptation. Release Date. Jan 1973. Premiere Information. not available. Country. United States. Technical Specs. Duration. 2h 12m. Sound. Mono. Color (Eastmancolor) Synopsis. The visit of two old friends disrupts the illusions which barely hold a family together. Director.
