Lilith

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Lilith

1964,

1h 54m,

Drama

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86%

7 Reviews

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63%

500+ Ratings

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7 Reviews

63%

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500+ Ratings

Handsome young therapist Vincent Bruce (Warren Beatty) is a war veteran who works at a private sanitarium. Vincent's life gradually becomes unhinged as he falls for Lilith Arthur (Jean Seberg), an attractive, unstable and highly manipulative patient. When Stephen Evshevsky (Peter Fonda), another patient at the institution, also becomes enamored with Lilith, it triggers jealousy and desperation in Vincent, leading to a series of dramatic developments.

Melissa Anderson

Village Voice

Jul 14, 2015

The story of Lilith - a man's love for a manipulative madwoman makes him go insane - may not be especially gripping, but the way that it's told highlights an intriguingly perverse sensibility.

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Joan Didion

Vogue

Mar 16, 2020

For every scene which disturbs the imagination there is an immediate and easy answer; for every uneasy glimpse of that emotional slippage, there are fifty minutes of therapy.

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Richard Oulahan

LIFE

Oct 16, 2019

What lifts this film out of the ordinary -- and makes it worth the trip to the theater -- is the lilting performance of Jean Seberg as Lilith.

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

Feb 14, 2010

The awkwardness of a macho auteur attempting feminized poetry lends the work the nervousness necessary for authentic lyricism

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Jul 12, 2009

B+

Much misunderstood and a commercial flop in 1964, Lilith is well acted by Warren Beatty and one of the first American films to deal with mental illness and the fine line between therapists and patients while using the stylistics of the French New Wave.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Mar 24, 2008

A-

Brilliant and delicate, but also depressing and enigmatic psychodrama.

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Feb 1, 2019

The best romance movie ever made!

Hermione R

Mar 12, 2018

Unlikely tale - even for the 1950's or 60's, of a young veteran apprenticed to become an orderly at an asylum, and falling in love with an inmate. If you can get past the premise, this is a well made film from several technical considerations.

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Robert Rossen

Director

Warren Beatty

Vincent Bruce

Jean Seberg

Lilith Arthur

Peter Fonda

Stephen Evshevsky

Kim Hunter

Dr. Bea Brice

Anne Meacham

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Synopsis

Handsome young therapist Vincent Bruce (Warren Beatty) is a war veteran who works at a private sanitarium. Vincent's life gradually becomes unhinged as he falls for Lilith Arthur (Jean Seberg), an attractive, unstable and highly manipulative patient. When Stephen Evshevsky (Peter Fonda), another patient at the institution, also becomes enamored with Lilith, it triggers jealousy and desperation in Vincent, leading to a series of dramatic developments.

Director: Robert Rossen
Producer: Robert Rossen
Screenwriter: Robert Rossen
Production Co: Columbia
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 15, 2010
Runtime: 1h 54m

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