The read
Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Frances Austen, a young, wealthy spinster, invites a mute teenager into her apartment after finding him freezing in the park next to where she lives. Despite her best efforts, their lack of communication only increases her sense of loneliness, as her possessiveness spirals into frightening new realms.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes50%
Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do.
70 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert AltmanDirector
- Gillian FreemanScreenplay
- Johnny MandelOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Sandy DennisFrances Austen
- Michael BurnsThe Boy
- Susanne BentonNina
- David GarfieldNick
- Luana AndersSylvia
- Edward GreenhalghDr. Stevenson
- Doris BuckinhamMrs. Ebury
- Frank WadeMr. Ebury
- Rae BrownMrs. Parnell
- Lloyd BerryMr. Parnell
- Alicia AmmonMrs. Pitt
- Linda SorensenProstitute
Stills
Themes
based on novel or bookkidnappingheld captivevancouverhouse guestpark benchhuman pettaken captive