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Soft Fiction

Soft Fiction

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Chick Strand's SOFT FICTION is a personal documentary that brilliantly portrays the survival power of female sensuality. It combines the documentary approach with a sensuous lyrical expressionism. Strand focuses her camera on people talking about their own experience, capturing subtle nuances in facial expressions and gestures that are rarely seen in cinema. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2015.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

55 mins

Rating

7.6/10

Release Date

16 November 1979

Country

United States of America

Cast

Beverle Houston

Beverle Houston

Karen Amend

Karen Amend

Melissa Lou Beal

Melissa Lou Beal

Simone Gad

Simone Gad

Johanna Demetrakis

Johanna Demetrakis

Cathy Freeman

Cathy Freeman

Hedy Sontag

Hedy Sontag

Victoria Mudo

Victoria Mudo

Cynthia Mac Adams

Cynthia Mac Adams

Amy Halpern

Amy Halpern

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