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Old Acquaintance

Old Acquaintance

1943 · 110 min · EN · NR · 7.0 (26 votes)
Dir. Vincent Sherman · Starring Bette Davis, Miriam Hopkins, Gig Young, John Loder, Dolores Moran, Phillip Reed · Music Franz Waxman

“"I know what every woman expects from love ...AND WHAT SHE ACCEPTS IF SHE IS WISE!"”

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Two writers, friends since childhood, fight over their books and lives.

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A wistful, tense drama about old friends whose shared past and competing ambitions create a complex, melancholic dance of love and resentment. It feels like a classic, literary exploration of the heart's enduring, complicated ties.

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