29 Sep 2017
What if it Works?
Adrian, an irrepressibly chirpy tech nerd, has OCD. Grace, a beautiful street artist, has multiple personality disorder. It's a love story that seems impossible. But what if it works?
MURDER and murder
Mildred and Doris are two middle-aged women.
Mildred and Doris are two middle-aged white women, from very different backgrounds, who become lovers and set up house together. Film explores the pleasures and uncertainties of later-life emotional attachment and lesbian identity in a culture that glorifies youth and heterosexual romance.
Top Billed Cast
Joanna Merlin Doris
Kathleen Chalfant Mildred
Catherine Kellner Young Mildred
Isa Thomas Jenny
Jennie Moreau Flo
Kendal Thomas Jeffrey
Alice Playten Alice
Daniel Martin Berkey Evan
Jones Miller Bar Girl
Rod McLachlan Jim
Rainn Wilson George
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