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Durante unas vacaciones de verano tres jóvenes se vuelven muy cercanos. Cuando una chica poco atractiva intenta infiltrarse en la relación recién descubierta del trío, construyen una trama e... Leer todoDurante unas vacaciones de verano tres jóvenes se vuelven muy cercanos. Cuando una chica poco atractiva intenta infiltrarse en la relación recién descubierta del trío, construyen una trama elaborada que tiene resultados violentos.Durante unas vacaciones de verano tres jóvenes se vuelven muy cercanos. Cuando una chica poco atractiva intenta infiltrarse en la relación recién descubierta del trío, construyen una trama elaborada que tiene resultados violentos.
- Dirección
- Guionistas
- Elenco
- Nominado a 1 premio Óscar
- 4 premios ganados y 4 nominaciones en total
Conrad Bain
- Sidney
- (sin créditos)
Andrew Krance
- Town Hood
- (sin créditos)
Eileen Letchworth
- Dan's Mother
- (sin créditos)
Wayne Mayer
- Town Hood
- (sin créditos)
Maeve McGuire
- Younger Woman
- (sin créditos)
Ed Stevlingson
- Sidney
- (sin créditos)
Peter Turgeon
- Mr. Caudell
- (sin créditos)
Ralph Waite
- Peter's Father
- (sin créditos)
Lydia Wilen
- Waitress
- (sin créditos)
- Dirección
- Guionistas
- Todo el elenco y el equipo
- Producción, taquilla y más en IMDbPro
Opiniones destacadas
There's no plot, no apparent theme, and little action. And an hour into the movie, I'm still not sure where it's going. So why is the 90-minutes as riveting as I think it is. For one, the filmmakers begin with that interesting seagull sequence that provides insight into Sandy's (Hershey) manipulative character and the boys' general submissiveness.
However, in between the opening sequence and the final one, nothing much happens. Some scenes are overlong (the pot smoking, the hair washing), while the elliptical dialog is often punctuated by long, non- meaningful, pauses.
Nonetheless, the three hedonistic kids are attractive, fairly realistic, and found horsing around at a scenic beach. But then, chubby Rhoda arrives, with her needy, yet judgmental, attitude, and it's curious where things will go from there now that an outsider is watching them.
There's an undercurrent here, especially with Sandy, that's seductive. It's to the filmmakers credit, including the cast, that they manage to mesmerize with such spare elements. Oddly, the technique reminds me of the popular Swedish auteur Ingmar Bergman— especially his Virgin Spring (1959).
I take the upshot as having to do with judgmental people who stand apart from the crowd and not being able to tolerate them. But however you take it, the movie avoids cliché (as others note) and continues to fascinate at a generally unspoken level. Too bad the Perry's didn't make more movies.
However, in between the opening sequence and the final one, nothing much happens. Some scenes are overlong (the pot smoking, the hair washing), while the elliptical dialog is often punctuated by long, non- meaningful, pauses.
Nonetheless, the three hedonistic kids are attractive, fairly realistic, and found horsing around at a scenic beach. But then, chubby Rhoda arrives, with her needy, yet judgmental, attitude, and it's curious where things will go from there now that an outsider is watching them.
There's an undercurrent here, especially with Sandy, that's seductive. It's to the filmmakers credit, including the cast, that they manage to mesmerize with such spare elements. Oddly, the technique reminds me of the popular Swedish auteur Ingmar Bergman— especially his Virgin Spring (1959).
I take the upshot as having to do with judgmental people who stand apart from the crowd and not being able to tolerate them. But however you take it, the movie avoids cliché (as others note) and continues to fascinate at a generally unspoken level. Too bad the Perry's didn't make more movies.
If you write screenplays, don't miss Catherine Burns's "speech" about her mother in Last Summer - a more powerful, evocative use of single-character dialogue in a film probably doesn't exist. While I enjoyed the rest of the film, it couldn't match this moment, and it's easy to see why CB was nominated for an Oscar.
To the poster who asked if her name change to Seagull had anything to do with the film, the answer is yes.
While filming one of the scenes with the bird, it was accidentally killed. She was so moved ( or guilt ridden) by it that she changed her name to Seagull to memorialize it. I read this in an biography of her years ago.
Seems vaguely stuntish, but it was the 60s, after all. One thing that always interested me was that her career stalled for years, and it wasn't until after she changed her name back to Hershy that she got more roles and respect. Kind of like Dionne Warwick/Warwicke.
While filming one of the scenes with the bird, it was accidentally killed. She was so moved ( or guilt ridden) by it that she changed her name to Seagull to memorialize it. I read this in an biography of her years ago.
Seems vaguely stuntish, but it was the 60s, after all. One thing that always interested me was that her career stalled for years, and it wasn't until after she changed her name back to Hershy that she got more roles and respect. Kind of like Dionne Warwick/Warwicke.
I caught this film late at night and stayed up until 4am watching it. It is a beautifully crafted story and intriguing to watch Barbara Hershey, Richard Thomas, and Bruce Davidson give such strong performances at the start of their careers. Catherine Burns, however, steals the film as Rhoda. Her performance is nothing short of screen perfection and should be required viewing for every actor. She gives a monologue about her mother's death that will leave you feeling as alone as she is.
You must see it uncut for the full effect. The conclusion at the beach is the whole point of the film, as Evan Hunter points out in his interview in "The Writer". I was agast the first time I saw it on commercial TV (late night).
¿Sabías que…?
- TriviaFeature-film debut of Catherine Burns, in a role that would earn her an Oscar® nomination as Best Actress in a Supporting Role.
- ErroresAfter the guys meet Sandy, when they take the thing out of the bird's beak, Sandy's hair changes its position considerably between takes.
- Créditos curiososThere are no opening credits beyond the noting of the film's producer (Emanuel L/Wolf) and distributor (Allied Artists). The film's title, cast, and production credits only appear at the end.
- Versiones alternativasOriginally rated X when it was first released in 1969. Cuts were later made to a graphic rape scene at the end of the film, and the MPAA gave it a R-rating. This latter version is the only one currently available on video.
- ConexionesFeatured in Indie Sex: Teens (2007)
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Detalles
Taquilla
- Presupuesto
- USD 780,000 (estimado)
- Tiempo de ejecución
- 1h 35min(95 min)
- Mezcla de sonido
- Relación de aspecto
- 1.85 : 1
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