A Delicate Balance
The sister who drank too much. The daughter who divorced too much. They're all there when Tobias and Agnes have their little get-together and tear-apart.
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- Drama
Overview
In their finely appointed Connecticut home, Agnes and Tobias 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, shows up announcing her fourth divorce, long-repressed emotions come to the surface.
Keywords
- friendship
- primal fear
- infidelity
- wealthy family
- dysfunctional family
- family home
- black humor
- family secrets
- family conflict
- divorcee
- based on play or musical
- alcohol abuse
- father daughter conflict
- divorced woman
- anxiety
- existential crisis
- suburban
- family crisis
- tolerance
- self reflection
- houseguest
- emotional instability
- impending divorce
- alcoholic drink
- emotional breakdown
- personal demons
- house guest
- sisters relationship
- modernism
- existential emptiness
- lifelong friendship
- long-married couple
- hysterical drunks
- irresponsible sister
- annoying sister
- scrutiny of friendship
- shattered reality
- self-examination
- facade
- alcoholic sister
- boundaries of friendship
- stale marriage
- multiple marriages
- acerbic alcoholic
- couples as best friends
- comfortable marriage
- one weekend
- bitter daughter
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 12, 1973
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- The American Film Theatre
- Director
- Tony Richardson
- Writer
- Edward Albee
- Producer
- Neil Hartley,Ely A. Landau
- Cinematography
- David Watkin
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt0069958