Synopsis
Mildred and Doris are two middle-aged white women, from very different backgrounds, who become lovers and set up house together. Film explores the pleasures and uncertainties of later-life emotional attachment and lesbian identity in a culture that glorifies youth and heterosexual romance.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- Yvonne RainerDirector
- Yvonne RainerWriter
Cast
- Joanna MerlinDoris
- Kathleen ChalfantMildred
- Catherine KellnerYoung Mildred
- Isa ThomasJenny
- Jennie MoreauFlo
- Kendal ThomasJeffrey
- Alice PlaytenAlice
- Daniel Martin BerkeyEvan
- Jones MillerBar Girl
- Rod McLachlanJim
- Rainn WilsonGeorge
Stills
Themes
feminismcancerwoman director