The Fox (1967)

Directed by

Mark Rydell

Genre

drama film, LGBTQ-related film, bisexual film, queer film

Country

United States, Canada

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two women live together on a remote farm in rural Ontario. A sailor arrives and disrupts their relationship, forcing them to confront their feelings and loyalties.

tensemelancholicslow-burnvisually lushunsettlingintimateisolatedrestrained

What happens

The Fox is a 1967 drama film directed by Mark Rydell in his feature directorial debut, adapted by Lewis John Carlino and Howard Koch from the 1923 novella of the same title by D. H. Lawrence. It stars Sandy Dennis and Anne Heywood as two women (implied to be a lesbian couple) living in rural Ontario, and Keir Dullea as the sailor who comes between them. The film was an international co-production between Canada and the United States. It was released in Canada on December 13, 1967, and in the United States on February 7, 1968. It received positive reviews from critics, and was a commercial success. The film was nominated for four Golden Globe Award nominations, including Best Director – Motion Picture and Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama for Anne Heywood, and won Best English-Language Foreign Film. Lalo Schifrin's score was nominated for both an Academy Award and a Grammy Award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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