Underplayed Gems

Play It as It Lays (1972)

Play It as It Lays poster
Directed by
Frank Perry
Genre
LGBTQ-related film, drama film, comedy drama
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 39m
Rated
R
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 22 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman drifts through her life in Hollywood, numbing herself with alcohol and casual relationships. She avoids the emptiness of her existence until tragedy forces her to confront reality.

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What happens

Play It as It Lays is a 1972 American drama film directed by Frank Perry from a screenplay by Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne, based on the 1970 novel of the same name by Didion. The film stars Tuesday Weld and Anthony Perkins, who previously starred together in the 1968 film Pretty Poison. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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