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Baxter!

PG 1972 1h 45m Drama List
Reviews 60% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings
Perpetually bounced between indifferent parents, young Roger Baxter (Scott Jacoby) arrives in London to live with his mother, who barely registers his presence. Further isolated by a speech impediment, Baxter feels desperately alone in a strange city. Fortunately, his speech therapist, Dr. Roberta (Patricia Neal), takes a special interest in him, and he befriends a French chef, also named Roger (Jean-Pierre Cassel), who becomes his surrogate brother and partner in sadness. Read More Read Less

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A languid drama on the travails of love. Rated: B- Feb 7, 2014 Full Review Read all reviews

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MaryBeth G This film determined the course of my life when I saw it at age 17. At the end of the film, weeping and heartbroken, I decided that I would become a child psychotherapist and I pursued that career until I retired in 2022. I found it unbearably evocative and my heart broke for the suffering of the protagonist, a young boy who hungered for love from his unavailable parents. I am searching for a way to view this remarkable film again. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Marguerite Duras' film is the very definition of an art house film: brooding, indifferent and enigmatic. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Lento demais, embora a história pareça necessitar disso. O drama da mulher que necessita mais do que um 'affair', porà (C)m seu amante não lhe dá mais que migalhas. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Perpetually bounced between indifferent parents, young Roger Baxter (Scott Jacoby) arrives in London to live with his mother, who barely registers his presence. Further isolated by a speech impediment, Baxter feels desperately alone in a strange city. Fortunately, his speech therapist, Dr. Roberta (Patricia Neal), takes a special interest in him, and he befriends a French chef, also named Roger (Jean-Pierre Cassel), who becomes his surrogate brother and partner in sadness.
Director
Lionel Jeffries
Producer
Arthur Lewis
Screenwriter
Reginald Rose
Production Co
Hanna-Barbera Productions, Anglo-EMI Film Distributors, Group W Films
Rating
PG
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 45m