Personal Best
by Robert Towne
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Actor: Jim Moody, Kenny Moore, Mariel Hemingway, Patrice Donnelly, Scott GlennDirector: Robert Towne
Brand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 128 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-01-08
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Movie Reviews of Personal Best
Movie Review: Hard to beat
Summary: 4 Stars
"Personal Best" is all about extending yourself to the limit and taking matters into your own hands. It still stands up after all these years. The lasting memories of this movie will always give me something to hold on to; it is just as stimulating as it was in 1982, right up to the climax.
Summary of Personal Best
Two female runners fall in love while training for the 1980 Olympics.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA/BIOGRAPHY UPC: 085391186373 Manufacturer No: 118637It takes a lot to win. This movie is usually considered a classic of lesbian cinema, and that's too bad: its true sensuality lies in powerful erotic associations with running and the sheer pain of competition. The film opens with a memorable close-up of sweat dripping on tarmac, an early glimpse of a visual style which evolves throughout the picture into almost pornographic slow-motion sequences of high jumps, shot puts, and running legs.
The story follows a young runner (Mariel Hemingway) from a clueless start in the 1976 Olympic trials through a vexed affair with her mentor-competitor (Olympic runner Patrice Donnelly) to a final, triumphant qualifying race for the boycotted 1980 Moscow games. The human elements are told in an almost documentary style, giving an honest, complicated look at the blossoming of friendship into love against the near-military backdrop of world-class competitive sports. Hemingway and Donnelly can act, and their drive to win is compelling, both on the field and in their personal lives. But what really makes the film worth watching are the races--stunning images, beautiful editing, and the timeless drama of athletic endeavor. --Grant Balfour
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