Movies w/ Abortion Around The 70s?
For obvious reasons. "The Godfather: Part 2" to me wouldn't be one I'd list, since it only takes up about 60 seconds of a 3.5 hour movie. It would be nice to see some movies take on this issue in an artistic way, before and after 1972 to get a gist, especially a movie like this that was released four years after, which might be why it's still a comedy-drama.
"This film is also notable for being Bill Murray's first film, with Murray having a few minutes of screen time. Jeff Goldblum and Christopher Walken (credited as Chris Walken) are relatively early in their respective careers." with an excellent performance by Shelley Winters, and more cameos by Joe Spinell and Vincent Shiavelli, starring Lenny Baker.. This was just uploaded a month ago. There's another version, but it's only 90 minutes long, so I didn't bother looking at it. NEXT STOP, GREENWICH VILLAGE https://youtu.be/fJLHvmmEHn8 |
Claudia Weill's Girlfriends (1978) has one.
I wouldn't say it's necessarily built around it, but it is a plot point in a way that I couldn't help but notice has been scrubbed from movies in the past decade or so (Frances, Ha has a very simar set of subplots, and in there it's a plot-convenient miscarriage.) |
Originally Posted by Little Ash (Post 2315610)
Claudia Weill's Girlfriends (1978) has one.
I wouldn't say it's necessarily built around it, but it is a plot point in a way that I couldn't help but notice has been scrubbed from movies in the past decade or so (Frances, Ha has a very simar set of subplots, and in there it's a plot-convenient miscarriage.) I actually saw "Girlfriends" and liked it (after hearing Kubrick liked it), but I don't even remember that! I also saw "Frances, Ha" and the thing I remember most is that it's in b&w :) |
Originally Posted by matt72582 (Post 2315630)
I actually saw "Girlfriends" and liked it (after hearing Kubrick liked it), but I don't even remember that! I also saw "Frances, Ha" and the thing I remember most is that it's in b&w :)
WARNING: spoilers below
I remember the friend's second pregnancy was implied to have been aborted. It's due for a rewatch, so I can't remember just how explicit they said it. In Frances, Ha, the dissatisfied friend who was traveling the world said she was pregnant and had a miscarriage (and that she ultimately hadn't wanted the child). Statistically, not that uncommon of a thing, but comparing it to Girlfriends which Frances, Ha seemed to be drawing a lot from, it did feel... convenient for the era it was made in. |
End of the Road (1970)
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To Find a Man (1972) was pretty great. Not sure how easy it is to find
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Re: Movies w/ Abortion Around The 70s?
Are you looking for films specifically from the 70s or about abortion being done in an illegal done around the 1970s?
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Re: Movies w/ Abortion Around The 70s?
The Panic in Needle Park
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Originally Posted by MovieGal (Post 2315838)
Are you looking for films specifically from the 70s or about abortion being done in an illegal done around the 1970s?
Movies made in the 70s, but I'd also love to see movies released in the 60s, too, since it was illegal, and maybe to compare the tone after 72.... Sometimes, movements think it's wise to "take the win and stay quiet", while sometimes they might show twice as more movies related to abortion after 1972. Maybe it shows how movies that take place in 50s as a warning, not to remove the foot off the gas, so to speak. |
Re: Movies w/ Abortion Around The 70s?
It is only revealed at the end as a subplot to the mystery, but there is an illegal abortion in...
In the Heat of the Night 1967, Norman Jewison https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d15DhX_ltls |
Re: Movies w/ Abortion Around The 70s?
This was made in 2007 and takes place in 1987 when abortion was illegal in Romania.
Not sure if you are interested but it was a very good film. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days is the title of the film. |
It's from the 60s, but Alfie features an abortion as a plot point.
And if I recall correctly, one of the characters in the Australian horror movie Long Weekend is supposed to have had an abortion, although it doesn't happen during the movie. |
Originally Posted by matt72582 (Post 2316336)
Movies made in the 70s, but I'd also love to see movies released in the 60s, too, since it was illegal, and maybe to compare the tone after 72.... Sometimes, movements think it's wise to "take the win and stay quiet", while sometimes they might show twice as more movies related to abortion after 1972. Maybe it shows how movies that take place in 50s as a warning, not to remove the foot off the gas, so to speak.
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Can't believe no one mentioned this...Liza Minnelli's character in 1972's Cabaret has an abortion, though the word "abortion" is never used in the screenplay.
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Originally Posted by MovieGal (Post 2316366)
This was made in 2007 and takes place in 1987 when abortion was illegal in Romania.
Not sure if you are interested but it was a very good film. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days is the title of the film.
Originally Posted by Gideon58 (Post 2316385)
Can't believe no one mentioned this...Liza Minnelli's character in 1972's Cabaret has an abortion, though the word "abortion" is never used in the screenplay.
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Re: Movies w/ Abortion Around The 70s?
The Last Child (1971) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067326/
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