Desperate Characters (1971)

• Drama

Sophie and Otto Bentwood are a middle-aged, middle class, childless Brooklyn Heights couple trapped in a loveless marriage. He is an attorney, she a translator of books. Their existence is affected not only by their disintegrating relationship but by the threats of urban crime and vandalism that surround them everywhere they turn, leaving them feeling paranoid, scared, and desperately helpless.

Rating

5.1 / 10 (8 votes)

Release date

September 22, 1971

Runtime

1h 37m

Language

English

Director

Frank D. Gilroy

Status

Released