The Legend of Lylah Clare

The Legend of Lylah Clare

1968 · 130 min · EN · R · 6.2 (20 votes)
Dir. Robert Aldrich · Starring Kim Novak, Peter Finch, Ernest Borgnine, Milton Selzer, Rossella Falk, Gabriele Tinti · Music Frank De Vol

Overnight, she became a star...Over many nights, she became a legend.

Drama

A dictatorial film director hires an unknown actress to play the lead role in a planned movie biography of a late, great Hollywood star.

VIBE

A haunting, dreamlike descent into the manufactured realities of old Hollywood. It's a melancholic exploration of identity and obsession, wrapped in a stylish, unsettling atmosphere that lingers long after the credits roll.

melancholicunsettlingnostalgicintrospectiveslow-burnclassic Hollywoodpsychological dramaarthouseidentityobsessionfamethe past
hollywoodpsychological thrillermovie star
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