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      By Design

      R 1981 1h 30m Drama List
      57% 7 Reviews Tomatometer Two lesbian fashion designers (Patty Duke Astin, Sara Botsford) in Canada ask their photographer (Saul Rubinek) to father them a child. Read More Read Less

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      David Robinson Times (UK) It is a simple, kindly film, which manages to combine robust and sexy comedy with a generous and intelligent approach to the basic human problems it assaults. May 12, 2023 Full Review Nigel Andrews Financial Times There is the faint rustling of comic potential in this situation. But it is firmly sat on in the early middle stages by Canadian director Claude Jutra, who directs with strange timing and awkward pauses. May 12, 2023 Full Review Derek Malcolm Guardian [An] occasionally amusing but clumsy farrago. Jutra seldom gets the tone right at all. May 12, 2023 Full Review Cindy Patton Gay Community News (Boston) By Design is at its best as a screwball comedy with a twist. Aug 25, 2022 Full Review Cindy Rizzo Gay Community News (Boston) By Design's saving grace is that it is a comedy, filled with good slapstick sight gags. Aug 25, 2022 Full Review Susan Shapiro Sojourner If you have designs on seeing it, do yourself a favor and stay home. Aug 20, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis Two lesbian fashion designers (Patty Duke Astin, Sara Botsford) in Canada ask their photographer (Saul Rubinek) to father them a child.
      Director
      Claude Jutra
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 30m