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Not a Pretty Picture

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In this pseudo-documentary, director Martha Coolidge presents a staging of a traumatic event from her youth. As a teenager, Coolidge was raped by a boarding school classmate. Coolidge is filmed directing the actors and coping with her trauma while the reenactments are being shot. Read More Read Less
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Richard Brody New Yorker Its blend of documentary and dramatic filmmaking, of first-person reflection and renactment, sets a standard for cinematic inquiry into the political implications of personal experience. Jun 9, 2018 Full Review Sean Burns WBUR’s Arts & Culture As we watch the movie being made, we’re also witnessing an artist finding catharsis in the act of creation. Mar 28, 2024 Full Review Alex Heeney Seventh Row Not a Pretty Picture would have been a conversation starter in the 1970s and still serves as one today... The interruptions to the narrative where we see behind-the-scenes work force us to question what the re-enactments really depict. Mar 22, 2024 Full Review Paula Arantzazu Ruiz Cinemanía (Spain) Coolidge's proposal is as shocking as it is exemplary. Rated: 5/5 Feb 29, 2024 Full Review Christopher Campbell Nonfics Ahead of its time in terms of what it says and how it says it. Feb 10, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In this pseudo-documentary, director Martha Coolidge presents a staging of a traumatic event from her youth. As a teenager, Coolidge was raped by a boarding school classmate. Coolidge is filmed directing the actors and coping with her trauma while the reenactments are being shot.
Director
Martha Coolidge
Producer
Martha Coolidge
Screenwriter
Martha Coolidge
Production Co
Coolidge Productions
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 31, 1976, Limited
Runtime
1h 23m