''Uncommon Women and Others'' is a 1978 made-for-television film (based upon the
play of the same name
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Wendy Wasserstein wrote both the original play as well as the teleplay for the televised production. It was shown in May, 1978 as part of the
Great Performances series on
PBS. It was directed by
Steven Robman and included all of the original cast from the 1977 Off-Broadway debut (with the exception of
Glenn Close who was replaced by
Meryl Streep).
Plot summary
Alumnae of
Mount Holyoke College
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(Wasserstein's
alma mater) meet for lunch one day in 1978 and talk about their time together in college. The play is thus a series of flashbacks to the 1972–1973 school year as eight seniors and one freshman try to "discover themselves" in the wake of
second-wave feminism.
Cast
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Meryl Streep - Leilah
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Swoosie Kurtz - Rita Altabel
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Jill Eikenberry - Kate Quin
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Ellen Parker - Muffet DiNicola
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Ann McDonough
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Alma Cuervo
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- Holly Kaplan
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Josephine Nicholas - Mrs. Plumm
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Cynthia Herman - Susie Friend
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Anna Levine
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- Carter
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Alexander Scourby
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- Narrator (voice)
References
*Wasserstein, Wendy. ''The Heidi Chronicles, Uncommon Women and Others, & Isn't It Romantic.'' New York: Vintage, 1990.
External links
Film Review*
American films based on plays
1978 television films
1978 films
American television films
Films directed by Steven Robman
1970s English-language films
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