The Killing of Sister George

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Alec B Reid gives a brilliant performance (we're very lucky that more famous people passed on the role) which doesn't shy away from the character's uglier tendencies while, at the same time, getting you to at least partially sympathize with her alienation. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/28/24 Full Review PridePosterStudios Psycho. Lesbian. Trope. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 06/13/24 Full Review james g At about the same time as "I am Curious Yellow" and "I, a Woman" (both X-rated) played only at the local 'dirty-movie-drive-in' this one (X-rated also) actually found a slot in the biggest move theatre in town, The Carolina (still there as a revamped and gorgeous stage/opera house), right up the street from The Winston (long gone). Maybe "Sister George" is a tad bit better than "Yellow" or "Woman", but oddly you can still find all three of these films in libraries. I remember I had teachers who saw this in 1968 and talked about it (well, the said they went at least) in class! Us kids were scandalized in public, but secretly loved that we had teachers who went to dirty movies. I'd like to know if I'm the only one in the seventh grade at Wallburg Elementary who eventually watched this one as an adult. (As to the future of those elementary teachers, well, do I have stories-mostly untrue-but this isn't the place.) Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member This groundbreaking movie was released December 1968. The Children's Hour with Shirley MacLaine and Audrey Hepburn had been released seven years before. Marlon Brando portrayed a closet a homosexual in 1967's Reflection in a Golden Eye the year before. "...Sister George" is a sincere attempt by director Robert Aldrich to show culture of people, not a social or psychological "problem" film. The movie could have been trimmed in places to speed up the action. The love scene between Coral Brown and Susannah York is shot like a thriller. However the performances are florid and vivid. Beryl Reid is heartbreaking. The story is fascinating. Most importantly of all, there is no suicide or conversion to "normal" heterosexuality at at the end. All the characters develop and move on. This film is worth a look. Just keep it in context. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review steve d Shocking at the time, now the performances hold it together. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member aldrich's attempt at tackling controversy considered tame by today's standards. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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