Glass Houses (film)
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| Directed by | Alexander Singer |
| Produced by | George Folsey Jr. |
| Written by |
Alexander Singer Judith Singer |
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Bernard Barrow Jennifer O'Neill Deirdre Lenihan Ann Summers Phillip Pine Eve McVeagh |
| Music by | David Raksin |
| Cinematography | George J. Folsey |
| Edited by | George Folsey Jr. |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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103 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Glass Houses (1972) is an American independent film released by Columbia Pictures in 1972, although it was actually filmed in 1970. It is of interest in film history because of the credentials of its key personnel.
Glass Houses was directed by Alexander Singer, notable for his work on the Star Trek series, Star Trek: The Next Generation. It was one of the earliest screen appearances of actress Jennifer O'Neill, best known for her role in Summer of '42 (1972).
Glass Houses cinematography was by eminent cinematographer George J. Folsey, whose credits include films such as Meet Me In St. Louis (1944) and Seven Brides For Seven Brothers (1954). The score was composed by David Raksin, famous for his musical score in Laura (1944).
The film's plot centres around the libidinous sexual shenanigans of a middle-class Californian family, and deftly explores themes such as marital discord, middle age, adultery, and incestuous desire. It is somewhat similar to the film Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) in the treatment of its themes.
Victor (Bernard Barrow) is a bored, married businessman carrying on an illicit affair with his attractive, new age girlfriend Jean (Jennifer O'Neill). His sexually-frustrated, vivacious wife Adele (Ann Summers) involves herself with community civic meetings to do 'something' for the community.
Victor and Adele's nubile young daughter Kim (Deirdre Lenihan) has a secret attraction to her father of which she cannot let go. As she cannot have her father, she takes up with a man of the same age, this being her father's business associate Ted (Phillip Pine). At one of her civic meetings Adele meets a haughty, pipe-smoking sex novelist, throws caution to the wind, and has an affair with him.
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