by Hal Erickson
synopsis
The considerable talents Rip Torn, Viveca Lindfors and Sally Kirkland are largely squandered in this Manhattan-based film. Joe Glazer (Torn) is a psychiatrist who specializes in female neuroses. Obsessed by his work, he begins filming his sessions, voyeuristically watching the results in his off-hours. His filmmaking activities climax with a record of his own emotional background. A good premise is compromised by inept production values. Kirkland, who'd just burst onto the Broadway scene with her nude role in Sweet Eros, is the best thing in Coming Apart. Nudity and sexual situations prompted an X rating for this film at the time of the initial release.
characteristics
- Therapy
- Voyeurs
- Women
- Psychiatrist
- Playing The Field
- Obsession
- Only Human
- Apartment
- Camera
