''The Second Coming of Suzanne'' (also known as ''Suzanne'') is a 1974 American
drama film
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directed by Michael Barry. It stars
Jared Martin
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as an obsessed
San Francisco
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indie film maker who hires a beautiful young woman called Suzanne (played by
Sondra Locke
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) to star as a female
Christ
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in his next film.
Paul Sand
Paul Sand (born March 5, 1932) is an American actor and comedian.
Background
Sand was born Pablo Sanchez in Santa Monica, California, in 1932, the son of Ernest Rivera Sanchez, an aerospace tool designer, and Sonia Borodiansky (aka Sonia Stone) ...
co-stars as Suzanne's artist boyfriend.
Richard Dreyfuss appears as a member of the crew who becomes concerned at the increasingly weird antics of the rest of the ensemble, which culminate in the crucifixion of Suzanne on a local hill. The film was inspired by the lyrics of
Leonard Cohen
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's song
"Suzanne", as heard on the soundtrack. The director's father
Gene Barry
Gene Barry (born Eugene Klass, June 14, 1919 – December 9, 2009) was an American stage, screen, and television actor and singer. Barry is best remembered for his leading roles in the films '' The Atomic City'' (1952) and ''The War of The Worl ...
is also featured, as a TV presenter, in a somewhat opaque sub-plot.
This appears to be Michael Barry's only known film as a director.
''Second Coming of Suzanne''
at the IMDb
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It was shot during July, August and September 1972 in San Francisco and Sausalito
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Sausalito's ...
. Locations include Sam's Anchor Café, Angel Island and the Lyford House in Tiburon, the Bay Bridge toll plaza, Golden Gate Park and downtown Berkeley.
The film music was recorded by Touch
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.
See also
* List of American films of 1974
A list of American films released in 1974.
'' The Godfather Part II'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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See also
* 1974 in the United States
References
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