Ash Wednesday (1973 film)
- Elizabeth Taylor: Barbara Sawyer
- Henry Fonda: Mark Sawyer
- Helmut Berger: Erich
- Keith Baxter: David
- Maurice Teynac: Doctor Lambert
- Margaret Blye: Kate Sawyer
- Monique van Vooren: German woman
- Henning Schlüter: Bridge Players
The rival is an American feature film, directed by Larry Peerce in 1973. The film was produced by Saggittarius Productions.
Action
The scene is an exclusive ski resort in Switzerland, the time the present. Barbara, a rich American woman, is married to attorney Mark Sawyer. Both are aged, and while Mark goes through a midlife crisis, it suffers from the fading of her beauty and travels about in Switzerland, where it undergoes without his knowledge, a comprehensive plastic surgery. The successful, and while Barbara is waiting for Mark, she begins an affair with the young Erich Playboy. Their hope that the surgery could save her marriage, is first challenged by Kate, Barbara's daughter, who does not believe that this marriage can not be repaired. Then arrives from Detroit Mark, who tells her that he wants a divorce to marry a younger woman. Barbara has to realize that she and Mark have grown apart and have to go our separate ways at the end.
Production and reception
The filming of those produced in Technicolor and 35mm film were held in Cortina d' Ampezzo, Dobbiaco and Rome. Director Larry Peerce in 1964 for the Palme d'Or ( for reputation not too loud / One Potato, Two Potato ) and 1970 for a Directors Guild of America Award ( for To hell with the innocence / Goodbye, Columbus ) was nominated, his directing experience was limited However, to a large extent on television. Elizabeth Taylor, who had been their involvement in Cleopatra one of the highest paid Hollywood stars, was awarded for her appearance one last time, a fee in the amount of one million dollars; her career crashed after this movie steeply.
The rival was premiered in the U.S. on November 1, 1973. In the Federal Republic of Germany, the film came on 22 November 1974 in the cinemas in Austria in 1975.
Criticism
" Star Cinema in the jet -set- environment. "
Awards
Elizabeth Taylor was nominated for her performance in 1974 for a Golden Globe for Best Actress, but lost the award to Marsha Mason ( tattoo / Cinderella Liberty ).