Images

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Images

R

Released Dec 18, 1972

1h 40m

Drama

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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A schizophrenic (Susannah York) confuses her husband (Rene Auberjonois) with her lovers and her self.

Geoff Andrew

Time Out

[Altman] controls things beautifully, proffering credible biographical reasons for her inner disturbances, and borrowing shock effects from the thriller genre to underline the terrifying nature of her predicament.

Jan 14, 2019

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Pauline Kael

The New Yorker

Images is not remotely an example of hack work -- it's an example of a conceptual failure.

Jan 14, 2019

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

It looks complicated, but it's just confused (1972).

Jan 14, 2019

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Jorge Loser

Espinof

'Images' confirms the decade's turn towards pessimism after the sixties, even demystifying the well-being aura associated with the countryside. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4.5/5

May 29, 2024

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

Images is a masterpiece of mental and sexual disquietude.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 25, 2020

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David N. Butterworth

La Movie Boeuf

Committed contributions from York (acting), Zsigmond (photography), Williams (score), and Yamash'ta (sound design) amount to little more than a jangling jumble of hyperbolic head games.

Rated: 2/4

Mar 28, 2020

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Steve D

doesn't succeed at anything it is trying to do.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/02/23

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Brad P

Robert Altman's only foray into horror filmmaking is a tense psychological drama

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/03/23

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marco b

A woman (Susannah York) writing a children's book is harassed by phone calls and visits. Her and her husband decide to take a trip to the countryside, but visions plague her. She results to drastic measures to ensure these things end.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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william k

Artsy psychological horror-drama with great Vilmos Zsigmond cinematography and a memorable performance by Susannah York overstretches its predictable doppelgänger motive and disappoints at the end.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Though ready and willing to be a bit derivative, existing under the thin veil of being horror, it speaks to its audience in incisive, intimate tones of shock and confusion.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Audience Member

A woman with mental health issues is surrounded by men who are only too willing to take advantage of her. The basic story is interesting, and it's well-directed, but the overall effect left me cold.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Synopsis

A schizophrenic (Susannah York) confuses her husband (Rene Auberjonois) with her lovers and her self.

Director: Robert Altman
Producer: Tommy Thompson
Screenwriter: Robert Altman
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Columbia Pictures Corporation, Lion's Gate Films, Hemdale
Rating: R
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 18, 1972, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 3, 2017
Runtime: 1h 40m

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