In Connecticut, Agnes and Tobias are an upper-class married couple whose relationship has been uneasy for many years, since at least the time their son died; but they've managed to find a certain comfortable pattern of uneasiness. Agnes's sister, Claire, lives with them and insists that her perpetual drinking is not alcoholism but willfulness. Their daughter, Julia, poised to have her fourth divorce, has come back home. Unexpectedly, her room has been taken over by Harry and ... (Full plot summary below)
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In Connecticut, Agnes and Tobias are an upper-class married couple whose relationship has been uneasy for many years, since at least the time their son died; but they've managed to find a certain comfortable pattern of uneasiness. Agnes's sister, Claire, lives with them and insists that her perpetual drinking is not alcoholism but willfulness. Their daughter, Julia, poised to have her fourth divorce, has come back home. Unexpectedly, her room has been taken over by Harry and Edna, best friends of Tobias and Agnes. Seized by a nameless terror that propelled them out of their own house, Harry and Edna have decided to stay.
Leave your thoughts about A Delicate Balance.
| Time OutSteve GrantThe cast on show is unbeatable. They make the whole grinding affair bearable, but you'll still get a stiff neck. |
| culturevulture.netArthur LazereLaden with insight, wit and touches of poetry... a cast of masterful actors delivering peak performances |
| Cleveland PressTony MastroianniPaul Scofield's performance is perfect. He is an actor who understands the nuances of a role, who can be restrained without being dull, emotional without being hammy. |
| New York TimesNora SayreIf only the cast of magnificent actors appearing in Edward Albee's A Delicate Balance could be transported to another film before our eyes, we might see something marvelous -- instead of suffering a sense of waste. |
| User ReviewMatthew BA lot of people sitting around talking in long, complicated sentences. Utterly fascinating from beginning to end. Get over the 70's interior decorating, the fleeting "hip" reference to marijuana, and that fact that you're watching a very faithful adaptation of a stage play, then sit back and enjoy! |
| User ReviewMatthew STony Richardson's film of Edward Albee's play is quite powerful thanks to what I've always thought is Katherine Hepburn's finest cinematic performance. While steeped in her mannerisms, it still feels real, angry and so very sad. |
| User ReviewPrivate UIt ain't for everyone, that' s for sure. Still, watching Kate Reid, Katharine Hepburn, the late Paul Scofield and everyone else in this move making the absurdist poetry of Albee's dialog seem effortless and natural makes the whole "work" of it so very much worth it - "A alcoholic!!!!!" Genius. If you think Hepburn isn't at all natural, watch her interview on the Dick Cavett show where she plugs this project.... and then watch her as Agnes... she's so ... brilliant - understated and fully intellectualized. |
| User ReviewGus Ca very bad imitation of eugene o'neil, it inflicts equally empty hauteur and melodrama the author has heaped upon us in lieu of actual tragedy. |
| User ReviewRobert CThis should have been better than it was. This movie is based on an excellent play and has a great cast of actors, but the direction is too stiff and dry. This could've had the same fire as "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" but in this production it just isn't there. A real bore. |
