Movies
TV Shows
People
08/06/1969 Drama, Thriller 1h 47m
65
User score

How far will a woman go? How far will a 32 year-old spinster go to possess a strange, 19 year-old boy?

Overview

Frances Austen, a young, wealthy spinster, invites a mute teenager into her apartment after finding him freezing in the park next to where she lives. Despite her best efforts, their lack of communication only increases her sense of loneliness, as her possessiveness spirals into frightening new realms.

  1. Robert Altman

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Sandy Dennis

    Frances Austen

  2. Michael Burns

    The Boy

  3. Susanne Benton

    Nina

  4. David Garfield

    Nick

  5. Luana Anders

    Sylvia

  6. Edward Greenhalgh

    Dr. Stevenson

  7. Doris Buckinham

    Mrs. Ebury

  8. Frank Wade

    Mr. Ebury

  9. Rae Brown

    Mrs. Parnell

  10. View more

Full Cast & Crew

Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-01-04
"Frances Austen" (Sandy Dennis) is having a genteel lunch party with her friends when she spots a young man sitting on a park bench outside amidst an heavy rainstorm. Her guests all leave and she decides to fetch him in to feed, water and dry him off. He (Michael Burns) understands her ok, but he doesn't ever speak as she proceeds to chat (pretty relentlessly) to him before offering him a bed for the night. It isn't long before she is completely obsessed by the attractive young man and he becomes more of a lodger, though with increasingly less freedom to leave her luxurious apartment. When she...read the rest
Read All Reviews

Recommendations

  1. The Fox and the Hound72%
  2. A Street Cat Named Bob78%
  3. The Truth About Emanuel59%
  4. What Maisie Knew71%
  5. The Company You Keep61%
  6. The Iron Giant80%
  7. Remarkably Bright Creatures85%
  8. A Dog's Purpose76%
  9. Smilla's Sense of Snow63%
  10. The Jungle Book60%
  11. A Dog's Way Home73%
  12. Gaslight75%
  13. Adopt a Highway66%
  14. Fahrenheit 45171%
  15. Winged Creatures59%
  16. Mad City62%
  17. Anne of Green Gables72%
  18. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close69%
  19. Benji69%
  20. War of the Worlds65%

Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$500,000.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords