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Abigail Leslie Is Back in Town

1975 · 96 min

A hushed, slow-moving small-town drama of simmering desire and quiet resentments, more moody and melancholy than titillating.

Directed by
Joseph W. Sarno
Genres
Drama
Starring
Rebecca Brooke, Jennifer Jordan, Eric Edwards
Tagline
The Bad Girl Who Was Real Good...
Overview
Abigail Leslie has been away for years but has now returned to the small town of Baypoint, where her sexual appetite made her infamous. Abigail is a woman who is serious about her carnal pursuits, and upon her return she immediately re-establishes her pursuit of the flesh of a lonely tomboy who has a longing for her brother, a repressed housewife who harbors a hidden love of the ladies, and a troubled husband and wife, Abigail having seduced the husband prior to her departure years earlier.

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Directed by
Joseph W. Sarno
Genres
Drama
Starring
Rebecca Brooke, Jennifer Jordan, Eric Edwards
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • sexuality
  • isolation
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • identity
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Joseph W. Sarno
Written by
Joseph W. Sarno
Starring
Rebecca Brooke, Jennifer Jordan, Eric Edwards, Jamie Gillis, Chris Jordan, Jennifer Welles, Julia Sorel, Susan Sloan
Music
Jack Justis
Cinematography
Bil Godsey
Runtime
96 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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