Originally broadcast by KCET (PBS) on their dramatic showcase series, "Visions," this sweet, quiet film is set during World War I. It is the story of Amy, a proper, but lonely housewife whose husband is away at war. She finds solace in a friendship with a more worldly female photographer, only to have her entire world turned upside down when the friendship becomes genuine love and she is forced to choose. Groundbreaking for its powerful yet non-prurient portrayal of lesbian first love.
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Pamela Bellwood
Amy
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Frances Lee McCain
Jenny
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Gremlins
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Paul Bogart
Barbara Schultz
Mark Snow
Harvey Perr
Katharine Bard
Sarah
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Inside Daisy Clover
Tim Matheson
Amy's Husband (voice)
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Virgin River
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
Nan Martin
Annie
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Shallow Hal
The Thorn Birds
Maxine Stewart
Emily
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Barbara Cason
Kate
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Exorcist II: The Heretic
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Maxine Stuart
Emily
Paul Bogart Director
United States release October 28, 1976 · Produced in United States
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KCET
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United States
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Original language
English
Release dates
United States · October 28, 1976
Theatrical
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