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Rita, a middle aged New York City homemaker, finds herself in an emotional crisis which forces her to re-examine her life, as well as her relationships with her mother, her eye doctor husband, her alienated daughter and estranged son.

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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 6 nominations.
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Rita
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Harry
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Rita's Mother
Tresa Hughes ...
Betty
Dori Brenner ...
Anna
Ron Rickards ...
Bobby
Win Forman ...
Fred
Peter Marklin ...
Joel
Nancy Andrews ...
Mrs. Hungerford (voice)
Minerva Pious ...
Woman in Theatre
Sol Frieder ...
Man in Theatre
Helen Ludlam ...
Grandmother
Grant Code ...
Grandfather
Gaetano Lisi ...
Student in Theatre
Lee Jackson ...
Carl
Charlotte Oberley ...
Waitress (as Charlet Oberley)
John Scott ...
Elderly Gentleman
Jane Hilary ...
English Saleslady
Dennis Wayne ...
Bobby's Friend
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jill Goldston ...
Underground Passenger (uncredited)
Trent Gough ...
Plane Passenger (uncredited)
Jay Rasumny ...
Plane Passenger (uncredited)

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Gilbert Cates

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Stewart Stern ... (written by)

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Jack Brodsky ... producer
Gilbert Cates ... producer
Phil Feldman ... executive producer

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Johnny Mandel

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Gerald Hirschfeld ... director of photography (as Jerry Hirschfeld)

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Sidney Katz

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Nanci Katz ... assistant film editor (as Nancy Katz)
Virginia Katz ... assistant film editor

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Shirley Rich

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Peter Dohanos

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Philip Smith

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Anna Hill Johnstone

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Fern Buchner ... makeup artist (as Fern Buckner)
Joan Carpenter ... hairdresser: Europe
Romaine Greene ... hairdresser
Bill Lodge ... makeup artist: Europe

Production Management

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Andrew Donally ... unit manager: Europe
David W. Orton ... unit manager: Europe
Roger M. Rothstein ... production supervisor

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Michael Green ... third assistant director: Europe
Michael Hertzberg ... first assistant director
Neil A. Machlis ... second assistant director (as Neil Machlis)
Joel Tuber ... dga trainee
Nigel Wooll ... second assistant director: Europe

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Freddie Harrison ... side prop: Europe (as Fred Harrison)
John Hughes ... scenic artist
Ted Tester ... assistant art director: Europe
Thomas Wright ... property master

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Arthur Bloom ... boom operator
Stan Hains ... boom operator: Europe
Jack C. Jacobsen ... sound mixer
Peter Sutton ... sound mixer: Europe
Dick Vorisek ... re-recordist (as Richard Vorisek)
Neal Marshad ... sound effects editor (uncredited)

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Dennis Brennan ... gaffer: Europe
Ray Connors ... best boy
Adger W. Cowans ... stillman (as Adger Cowans)
Tony Cridlin ... camera grip: Europe
Bernard Ford ... camera operator: Europe
Alec Hirschfeld ... assistant camera
Marc Hirschfeld ... assistant camera
Milton Moshlak ... gaffer
Bill Reinhart ... key grip (as William Reinhardt)
Mike Rutter ... focus: Europe (as Michael Rutter)
William H. Steiner ... camera operator (as William Steiner)
Albert Taffet ... camera operator (as Al Taffet)
Stephen Smith ... clapper loader: Europe (uncredited)

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Michael Chinich ... extras casting (uncredited)
Don Phillips ... extras casting (uncredited)

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Marilyn Putnam ... wardrobe

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Dan Wallin ... score mixer (uncredited)

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Barbara Robinson ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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James Fanning ... teamster captain

Additional Crew

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Dorian Cusick ... assistant to producer
Nancy B. Dodds ... director's secretary (as Nancy Dodds)
Ira Gallen ... assistant to the production (as Ira H. Gallen)
Christine Hoene ... assistant to producer
Shari Leibowitz ... production coordinator / production secretary
Scott MacDonough ... unit publicist (as Scott McDonough)
David Wiener ... accountant (uncredited)

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Ingmar Bergman ... acknowledgment: "Wild Strawberries" sequence courtesy (as Mr. Ingmar Bergman)
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Plot Summary

Rita Walden is a depressed middle-aged New Yorker. Always tired, Rita is prone to nightmares, and when she does dream more pleasant thoughts, they are of her childhood on the family farm. In her mind, she settled for second best when she married her optometrist husband, Harry, as she still thinks about what life would have been like with the older farm-boy on whom she had a crush at age 12½. She is constantly bickering with her mother, her sister Betty and her grown-up daughter Anna, who has issues of her own. Rita is also estranged from her son Bobby, upon whom she is in denial about his homosexual-orientation. After Rita's mother dies suddenly, Rita is on the verge of a nervous breakdown in dealing with her mother's estate, especially when the family talks about selling her beloved farm which she still intends on passing on to Bobby. Harry thinks that a European vacation would help Rita clear her mind, with the possibility of visiting Bobby who is currently living in Amsterdam. Although Rita faces some crises on the trip, much of her thoughts do clear after seeing Harry revisit Bastogne, his first time there since his World War II battle days. Written by Huggo

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Taglines Beautiful. Frigid. She is called a Snow Queen. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Death of a Snow Queen (United States)
  • Carnival (United States)
  • Souvenir (United States)
  • Désirs d'été, rêves d'hiver (France)
  • Deseos de verano, sueños de invierno (Spain)
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  • 93 min
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Trivia Features Sylvia Sidney's only Oscar-nominated performance. See more »
Goofs When the gurney is wheeled out of the ER, the sheet over the body is relatively flat. When Rita is next to the gurney, the sheet is elevated due to the body's arms being across the body. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Oscars, Actors and The Exorcist (1974). See more »
Soundtracks Where is your Heart See more »
Quotes Mrs. Pritchard - Rita's Mother: I thought I was having a heart attack.
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