The Stepford Wives (1975)
Country: US
Technical: col 115m
Director: Bryan Forbes
Cast: Katharine Ross, Paula Prentiss, Nanette Newman, Patrick O'Neal
Synopsis:
A woman moves to an attractive Connecticut suburb with her family, and finds the local wives just too good to be true. Gradually she comes to suspect that her husband is in on the subterfuge, and may be planning on turning her into a 'Stepford wife'.
Review:
Based on Ira Levin's book, and about to acquire new satiric relevance thanks to the antics of Phyllis Schlafly, Forbes's first American movie is an uncomfortable affair, especially as he imports his wife (Newman) into the cast. It's a timely idea for a film, but given the opportunities is neither very sexy nor very scary. Any satirical possibilities are swamped by stodginess and descent into melodrama.
Country: US
Technical: col 115m
Director: Bryan Forbes
Cast: Katharine Ross, Paula Prentiss, Nanette Newman, Patrick O'Neal
Synopsis:
A woman moves to an attractive Connecticut suburb with her family, and finds the local wives just too good to be true. Gradually she comes to suspect that her husband is in on the subterfuge, and may be planning on turning her into a 'Stepford wife'.
Review:
Based on Ira Levin's book, and about to acquire new satiric relevance thanks to the antics of Phyllis Schlafly, Forbes's first American movie is an uncomfortable affair, especially as he imports his wife (Newman) into the cast. It's a timely idea for a film, but given the opportunities is neither very sexy nor very scary. Any satirical possibilities are swamped by stodginess and descent into melodrama.
Country: US
Technical: col 115m
Director: Bryan Forbes
Cast: Katharine Ross, Paula Prentiss, Nanette Newman, Patrick O'Neal
Synopsis:
A woman moves to an attractive Connecticut suburb with her family, and finds the local wives just too good to be true. Gradually she comes to suspect that her husband is in on the subterfuge, and may be planning on turning her into a 'Stepford wife'.
Review:
Based on Ira Levin's book, and about to acquire new satiric relevance thanks to the antics of Phyllis Schlafly, Forbes's first American movie is an uncomfortable affair, especially as he imports his wife (Newman) into the cast. It's a timely idea for a film, but given the opportunities is neither very sexy nor very scary. Any satirical possibilities are swamped by stodginess and descent into melodrama.