Committed (1984)
- Starring:
- Sheila McLaughlin, Victoria Boothby, (more)
- Director(s):
- Lynn Tillman, Sheila McLaughlin, (more)
Synopsis of Committed
Sheila McLaughlin produced, directed, wrote and starred in this low-budget but heartfelt filmed biography of the tragic stage and screen actress Frances Farmer. Always a maverick, Farmer could never fit in with the Hollywood public-relations mill, nor was she totally at ease with the posing intellectuals of the Group Theatre. Bombarded by unfair pressure from all sides, Farmer eventually loses control over herself and has to be committed to an institution--and then suffers a far worse fate when she is put in the protective custody of her embittered mother. This story was related on a more elaborate scale in the American TV movie Will There Ever Be a Morning? (with Susan Blakely) and the theatrical film Frances (with Jessica Lange). McLaughlin's ambitious version was originally produced for British television. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Committed
- Director(s):
- Sheila McLaughlin, Lynn Tillman
- Writer(s):
- Lynn Tillman, Sheila McLaughlin
- Producer(s):
- Sheila McLaughlin, Lynn Tillman
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