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  1. Sep 22, 1971 · Desperate Characters: Directed by Frank D. Gilroy. With Shirley MacLaine, Kenneth Mars, Sada Thompson, Jack Somack. Marriage of a midlife, middle-class, childless couple is in a rut. Sophie has become depressed, frigid and slightly paranoid and Otto is stuck in optimistic denial.

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    • Drama
    • Frank D. Gilroy
    • 1971-09-22
  2. Desperate Characters is a 1971 American drama film produced, written, and directed by Frank D. Gilroy, who based his screenplay on the 1970 novel of the same name by Paula Fox. Plot [ edit ] Sophie and Otto Bentwood are a middle-aged, middle class, childless couple trapped in a loveless marriage.

    • $350,000
    • Frank D. Gilroy
  3. "Desperate Characters" is, nevertheless, a terribly interesting and well-acted movie that does not deserve some of the criticism it's getting. It is about a middle-aged, childless couple: Kenneth Mars (immortalized as the Nazi playwright in "The Producers") offers a deeply felt, complex performance as a lawyer whose law partnership with his ...

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  5. Advertise With Us. Sophie Brentwood (Shirley MacLaine) is depressed, and not without good reason. Her group of friends is disintegrating, her Brooklyn. N.Y., neighborhood is in sharp decline and ...

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    • Frank D. Gilroy
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    • Shirley Maclaine
  6. Desperate Characters (1971) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

  7. Desperate Characters (1971) 09/22/1971 (US) Drama 1h 37m. User. Score. What's your Vibe ? Overview. Sophie and Otto Bentwood are a middle-aged, middle class, childless Brooklyn Heights couple trapped in a loveless marriage. He is an attorney, she a translator of books.

  8. Desperate Characters. Available on iTunes. Sophie and Otto Bentwood are set in their ways. And unsettled in their hearts. They're Desperate Characters, trapped in a marriage that no longer works... yet unable to break free.

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