A Delicate Balance 1973  PG, 132 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tony Richardson
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Paul Scofield, Lee Remick, Kate Reid, Joseph Cotten, Betsy Blair
In this film adaptation of Edward Albee's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, a Connecticut family, Agnes and Tobias (Katherine Hepburn and Paul Scofield) find their lives are affected by one evening of unexpected guests arriving at their home. First, Agnes' alcoholic sister Claire (Kate Reid) stops to visit, and then their daughter Julia (Lee Remick) appears on the scene announcing that she is going through her fourth divorce. As if that was not enough, their best friends Harry and Edna (Joseph Cotten and Betsy Blair) come to visit, and it appears that they plan to stay forever. What has happened to their life of quiet domesticity?
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| Oscar: Best Director for Tom Jones (1963) |
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| Oscars: Best Actress for Morning Glory (1933), Best Actress for Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), Best Actress for The Lion in Winter (1968), Best Actress for On Golden Pond (1981) |
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| Oscar: Best Actor for A Man for All Seasons (1966) |
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