SUCH GOOD FRIENDS

ABOUT THE FILM:

Directed by Otto Preminger and penned by Elaine May with an assist from Joan Didion and others, this barbed black comedy features Golden Globe nominated Dyan Cannon as the busy housewife Julie Messinger, whose only gripe about her art-director husband, Richard (Laurence Luckinbill) is that he’s a little selfish and too committed to his job. It’s not until a routine operation gone awry leaves him in a coma that Julie learns his secrets. Richard had been carrying on numerous affairs, some of them with Julie’s close friends. Stunned at how naïve she’s been, Julie works through her pain by way of a lot of drinking and a few torrid affairs of her own. Complete with turns from James Coco, Louise Lasser and a memorable scene with Burgess Meredith.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Paramount

COUNTRY: USA