Girlfriends

1978
PG
1h 28m

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7.2/10

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Coming-of-Age Comedy Drama

A photographer and her girlfriend are roommates. She is stuck with small-change shooting jobs and dreams of success. When her roommate decides to get married and leave, she feels hurt and ha... Read allA photographer and her girlfriend are roommates. She is stuck with small-change shooting jobs and dreams of success. When her roommate decides to get married and leave, she feels hurt and has to learn how to deal with living alone.A photographer and her girlfriend are roommates. She is stuck with small-change shooting jobs and dreams of success. When her roommate decides to get married and leave, she feels hurt and has to learn how to deal with living alone.

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

3.2K

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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 5 wins & 3 nominations total

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Trivia
Stanley Kubrick raved about this film in an interview with Vicente Molina Foix, which was conducted during the production of The Shining (1980), and named it his favorite film of 1978.

Goofs
When Eric calls to report a stolen credit card, he gives his address as 135 Broome Street 10013. The zip code for 135 Broome Street is actually 10002.

Quotes
Eric: Susan your entire apartment could fit in this place.
Susan Weinblatt: It's not the size that counts, right Eric?

Connections
Featured in Sneak Previews: The Wiz/Who is Killing The Great Chefs of Europe?/Girlfriends/The Big Fix/Days of Heaven (1978)

Soundtracks
My Spanish Doll
Written by Tom Griffith Tom Griffith
Courtesy of Martha Coolidge Martha Coolidge

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10/10

Underseen masterpiece

I came across Girlfriends after reading a list of Stanley Kubrick's favorite films, and he rightly called it 'wonderful'. Shot in New York in the late 70's, when master filmmakers such as Cassavetes, Scorsese and Woody Allen ruled the cities screens Weill's film went largely ignored and her brilliant lead actress never went on to make another film except for a small role in a B sci-fi thriller.

There is an obvious kinship between Weill's style and that of Woody Allen - the nervous Jewish humor, the wit and sharp dialog, but Girlfriends omits the irony and stands on its own as a singular, intelligent story of friendship and troubled relationships told from a uniquely female perspective.

Sadly it is very hard to see this film today, No streaming service carries it, and Kim's New York just shut its doors for good. I bought a poor transfer on DVD. I hope Criterion gets around to it one day, because it is truly a wonderful film.