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A Delicate Balance

Play trailer Poster for A Delicate Balance PG,  1973,  2h 12m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 67% 9 Reviews Tomatometer 60% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
67% Tomatometer 9 Reviews 60% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
In their nice Connecticut home, Agnes (Katharine Hepburn) and Tobias (Paul Scofield) have grown used to the imperfection and fragility of their marriage. Quietly nursing their grief over the death of their son, they get by well enough together. Agnes' boozy sister wanders in and out, and they allow anxiety-stricken friends to move into an upstairs room. But, when their daughter, Julia (Lee Remick), shows up announcing her fourth divorce, long-repressed emotions come to the surface.

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Judith Crist New York Magazine/Vulture Jun 29, 2020
[A Delicate Balance has] a cast of stars that not even excesses of makeup and hideous costume design can transform into mutually related characters. Go to Full Review
Nora Sayre New York Times Nov 15, 2018
If only the cast of magnificent actors appearing in Edward Albee's A Delicate Balance could be transported to another film before our eyes, we might see something marvelous -- instead of suffering a sense of waste. Go to Full Review
Steve Grant Time Out Jan 26, 2006
The cast on show is unbeatable. They make the whole grinding affair bearable, but you'll still get a stiff neck. Go to Full Review
Dick Lochte Los Angeles Free Press Dec 17, 2019
Regardless the combination of Hepburn, Scofield and Reid is enough to delicately balance the scales against the script's failings. Go to Full Review
TV Guide Staff TV Guide Nov 15, 2018
2/5
This second in a series of Ely Landau-filmed stage plays for a subscription sales system is an unfortunately stiff, dull, and extremely stagy screen adaptation of Edward Albee's Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Tony Richardson

Director

Katharine Hepburn

Agnes

Paul Scofield

Tobias

Lee Remick

Julia

Kate Reid

Claire

Joseph Cotten

Harry

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A Delicate Balance

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Synopsis In their nice Connecticut home, Agnes (Katharine Hepburn) and Tobias (Paul Scofield) have grown used to the imperfection and fragility of their marriage. Quietly nursing their grief over the death of their son, they get by well enough together. Agnes' boozy sister wanders in and out, and they allow anxiety-stricken friends to move into an upstairs room. But, when their daughter, Julia (Lee Remick), shows up announcing her fourth divorce, long-repressed emotions come to the surface.
Director
Tony Richardson
Producer
Ely Landau
Screenwriter
Edward Albee
Production Co
Cinévision Ltée
Rating
PG
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Jun 11, 2007
Runtime
2h 12m
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