Play It as It Lays (1972)
October 19, 1972
Drama
1h 39m
Maria's life was a search for the ultimate answer even after she found there was none.
Burned-out B-movie actress Maria, depressed and frustrated with her loveless marriage to an ambitious film director, Carter Lang, who would rather work on his career than on his relationship with her, numbs herself with drugs and sex with strangers. Only her friendship with a sensitive gay movie producer, B.Z., offers a semblance of solace. But even that relationship proves to be fleeting amidst the empty decadence of Hollywood.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Frank Perry
- Maria Wyeth Lang Tuesday Weld
- B.Z. Anthony Perkins
- Carter Lang Adam Roarke
- Helene Tammy Grimes
- Carlotta Ruth Ford
- Benny Austin Eddie Firestone
- Susannah Diana Ewing
- Larry Kulik Paul Lambert
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Keywords
- drug abuse
- mental breakdown
- alienation
- film in film
- fame
- mental institution
- mental illness
- lgbt
- forced abortion
- marital tensions
- parental alienation
- lavender marriage