UW Cinematheque - Summer at the Cinematheque 2023
Valley of the Dolls | USA | 1967 | DCP | 123 min. Director: Mark Robson
Event Details
Date
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Time
7 p.m.
Location
4070 Vilas Hall
Description
Cast: Patty Duke, Sharon Tate, Barbara Parkins
One of the top ten most popular films at the 1967 box office, Valley of the Dolls follows three aspiring actresses as they weather the Tinseltown storm of drink, drugs, infidelity, and professional backstabbing. Seen as an exercise in pure camp by many critics and audiences, this adaptation of Jacqueline Susann’s widely read novel has also been appreciated as as the culmination of decades of worthy Hollywood melodrama traditions.
One of the top ten most popular films at the 1967 box office, Valley of the Dolls follows three aspiring actresses as they weather the Tinseltown storm of drink, drugs, infidelity, and professional backstabbing. Seen as an exercise in pure camp by many critics and audiences, this adaptation of Jacqueline Susann’s widely read novel has also been appreciated as as the culmination of decades of worthy Hollywood melodrama traditions.
Cost
Free
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