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Butterflies Are Free (1972)

Butterflies Are Free (1972)

David R. George III
Quick Takes

Something of a light take on a blind young man leaving home for the first time in early-1970s San Francisco. Goldie Hawn and Edward Arnold are well suited to their roles, and Eileen Heckart is strong in her Oscar-winning turn as the blind man’s overprotective mother. Not great, but a worthwhile rendering of Leonard Gershe’s stage play.

**⅞ (out of *****)

©2023 David R. George III

1972 • 1 HOUR, 49 MINUTES
FRANKOVICH PRODUCTIONS

STARRING
• GOLDIE HAWN, EDWARD ALBERT

ALSO STARRING
• EILEEN HECKART, PAUL MICHAEL GLASER, MICHAEL WARREN

WRITTEN BY
• LEONARD GERSHE

DIRECTED BY
• MILTON KATSELAS

1972 ACADEMY AWARDS (1)
• BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: EILEEN HECKART

ADDITIONAL 1972 ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS (2)
• BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (LOST TO CABARET)
• BEST SOUND (LOST TO CABARET)

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