Jay Leyda
Directing
1910-02-12
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Biography
Jay Leyda (February 12, 1910 – February 15, 1988)[1] was an American avant-garde filmmaker and film historian, noted for his work on U.S, Soviet, and Chinese cinema, as well as his collections of documentation on the day-to-day lives of Herman Melville and Emily Dickinson. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Movie - 1981, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
6.3 / 10
Drama
Adaptation of an avant-garde play about Rhoda, a hysterical heroine who feels oppressed by the people around her. She suffers through her birthday party, goes to see a doctor, plans a vacation, argues a lot and even breaks the fourth wall.
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