The Second Coming of Suzanne (1974)
Directed by Michael Barry / David McGiffert
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Showbiz Drama, Religious Drama |
Release Date - Oct 4, 1974 (USA) |
Run Time - 90 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Robert Firsching
Based on a song by Leonard Cohen, this peculiar experimental film set in late-'60s San Francisco was executive-produced by game-show mogul Gene Barry, the director's father. It concerns Suzanne (Sondra Locke), who gets crucified in a film-within-a-film which receives much of the screen time. Suzanne is meant to be a Christ figure, and the story focuses on her use as a doomed symbol for the beliefs of Manson-like filmmaker Jared Martin. Richard Dreyfuss and Paul Sand are among the cast of this offbeat, grungy little film which deserves points for originality if nothing else.
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actor, crucifixion, director, film, movie-within-a-movie, rival