Thursday, December 19, 2013

Girlfriends (1978)

Warner Bros.
Directed by Claudia Weill
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Archive Collection)

NYC photographer Melanie Mayron struggles to deal with the pains of responsibility and adulthood. Her best friend and roommate suddenly announces she is getting married and moves out. She has a one night stand with an artist she meets at a party. She picks up a hitchhiker who becomes her new roommate. She almost has an affair with her rabbi. Meanwhile she peddles her photos at various galleries, finally getting her own show. The central theme is the contrasting lifestyle of her first roommate's new marriage and her own attempts at maintaining independence, although that tends to get lost with all of the people coming and going. Nonetheless, the interesting characters and easy-going pace make it hard to dislike.

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