Believe in Me (1971 film)
| Believe in Me | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Stuart Hagmann |
| Produced by |
Robert Chartoff Irwin Winkler |
| Screenplay by | Israel Horovitz |
| Starring |
Michael Sarrazin Jacqueline Bisset |
| Music by | Fred Karlin |
| Cinematography |
Richard C. Brooks Richard C. Kratina |
| Edited by |
Andrew Horvitch John C. Howard |
| Distributed by | MGM |
Release date |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Believe in Me is a 1971 American romantic drama film directed by Stuart Hagmann and written by Israel Horovitz. The film was produced by Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler.
Cast
- Michael Sarrazin as Remy
- Jacqueline Bisset as Pamela
- Jon Cypher as Alan
- Allen Garfield as Stutter
- Kurt Dodenhoff as Matthew
Reception
The magazine New York's Judith Crist disliked Hagmann's direction and Horovitz's screenwriting and wrote, "[It] is a sloppy story about an intern driven to drugs because he sees kids and old people get sick, and who apparently makes his girl an addict too—or simply makes her stop wearing eyeliner. You can't tell which—and couldn't care less.[1]
Roger Greenspun of The New York Times wrote that Believe in Me avoided melodrama seen in other drug films but found that it had predictable surprises and failed to explain "crucial" questions. He reviewed, "[It] is full of plot hints dropped and never retrieved, and it seems to have been cut—not so much edited as maimed. When allowed some emotional range ... Stuart Hagmann directs a rather decent movie. But such moments are too few, and in suppressing even pathos, the film also suppresses the other feelings that could have made it live."[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Crist, Judith (December 20, 1971). "A Feast, and About Time". New York.
- ↑ Greenspun, Roger (December 9, 1971). "Screen: Hagmann's 'Believe in Me'". The New York Times.