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The City Girl (1984)
Directed by Martha Coolidge
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A female photographer who is engaged to a businessman investigates a cult in the local club scene. By living out some of her sexual fantasies, she faces the truth about her life and helps one of the cult’s victims escape.
Length 85 minutes
Actors
Laura Harrington | Joe Mastroianni | Carole McGill | Peter Riegert | James Carrington | Lawrence K. Philips | Geraldine Baron | Colleen Camp | Janice Green | Rosanne Katon | Eugene Robert Glazer | Ilena Vasanas | Douglas Wiley | David Avis | Charles Dennis | Shelley Hoffman | Bruce McFee | Guy Lefebvre | Trixie Schink | Anne Holloway | Peter Schuyff | Erin Noble | Andrew Will | Aileen Tudnope | Willi Nolan | Frank Larusso | Linda MacEwen | Peta Hoffman
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/18/2021 | TV | Broadcast | TV | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6 stars |
Viewing Notes
Saw this on the Cinephobe.tv schedule and it piqued my interest. The description oversells it a bit as this more about the life of this woman in a big city as she navigates her profession combined with her personal interests and how they intersect. That is interesting as the movie unfolds, especially with gender roles and breaking down patriarchal barriers. Not entirely successful but certainly a good watch and movie that’s not NYC but feels like NYC.
Guessing this is a “lost” film in that there’s no decent home media release since this transfer was rather awful, likely ripped from VHS or an old 4x3 movie channel. That poor PQ definitely hurt the tone a bit. Would like to see a cleaned restoration and great audio track bc the soundtrack is amazing. So many female musicians from that era, which may be another reason why it hasn’t gotten a release.
Altho not quite as dark this would pair well with Looking for Mr. Goodbar.
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