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Lilith

Lilith

Drama · Romance · Thriller · 1964

Vincent Bruce, a war veteran, begins working as an occupational therapist at Poplar Lodge, a private psychiatric facility for wealthy people where he meets Lilith Arthur, a charming young woman suffering from schizophrenia, whose fragile beauty captivates all who meet her.

Movie details

Lilith

“Before Eve there was Evil… and her name was Lilith!”

1964 Drama · Romance · Thriller 1h 54m

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TMDB

6.4 / 10

Community rating

Vincent Bruce, a war veteran, begins working as an occupational therapist at Poplar Lodge, a private psychiatric facility for wealthy people where he meets Lilith Arthur, a charming young woman suffering from schizophrenia, whose fragile beauty captivates all who meet her.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Lilith?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Robert Rossen

Written by

Robert Rossen

Warren Beatty

Warren Beatty

Vincent Bruce

Jean Seberg

Jean Seberg

Lilith Arthur

Peter Fonda

Peter Fonda

Stephen Evshevsky

Kim Hunter

Kim Hunter

Dr. Bea Brice

Anne Meacham

Anne Meacham

Mrs. Yvonne Meaghan

Jessica Walter

Jessica Walter

Laura

Gene Hackman

Gene Hackman

Norman

Court is in session

Put Lilith on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.