Fresh
A brilliantly unusual love story, told in a European fashion which makes the Sydney Pollack film at first irritating, then intriguing, finally most rewarding and emotionally satisfying.
Variety Staff, Variety
Bobby Deerfield
He had to meet her - to find himself!
1977 · 2h 4m · PG
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Sydney Pollack
Overview
Bobby Deerfield, a famous American race car driver on the European circuit, falls in love with the enigmatic Lillian Morelli, who is terminally ill.
Director and cast
- Sydney Pollack Director
- Al Pacino as Bobby
- Marthe Keller as Lillian
- Anny Duperey as Lydia
- Walter McGinn as The Brother
- Romolo Valli as Uncle Luigi
- Van Doude as The Flutist
- Gérard Hernandez as Carlos Del Montanaro
- Stephan Meldegg as Karl Holtzmann
- Norm Nielsen as The Magician
- Jaime Sánchez as Delvecchio
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
20%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Bobby Deerfield may turn out to be the year's most cynical movie made by people who know better, including Sydney Pollack, the director, and Alvin Sargent, who wrote the screenplay.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Rotten
A classic example of a Hollywood director being struck down by a lethal 'art' attack as soon as he sets foot in Europe.
Time Out
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