An Imperfect Murder
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| An Imperfect Murder | |
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| Directed by | James Toback |
| Written by | James Toback |
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| Cinematography | Larry McConkey |
| Edited by | Aaron Yanes |
| Music by | Jeanne Fox |
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| Distributed by | Quiver Distribution |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
An Imperfect Murder (also known as The Private Life of a Modern Woman) is a 2017 American drama film written and directed by James Toback. It was screened out of competition at the 74th Venice International Film Festival.[1]
The film was released in limited theaters and on VOD in the United States on October 9, 2020 by Quiver Distribution.
It was the final film to star Charles Grodin, who died on May 18, 2021.
Cast
[edit]- Sienna Miller as Vera Lockman
- Alec Baldwin as Detective McCutcheon
- Charles Grodin as Arthur
- Colleen Camp as Elaine Lockman
- John Buffalo Mailer as Leon
- Oliver "Power" Grant as Rameesh
- Carl Icahn as Himself
- James Toback as Franklin
Reception
[edit]On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 40% of five critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 3.00/10.[2]
In his review for Variety, Owen Gleiberman described the film as "a thrift-shop psychological X-ray that demands to be taken on its own Tobackian terms. But even on those terms, it spends too much time telling us things that it should be showing us. For a movie that’s out to explore the consciousness of a “modern woman,” it contains more mansplaining than an hour of “Fox & Friends.”"[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Venice Competition Includes Films From George Clooney, Guillermo del Toro, Darren Aronofsky". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- ^ "An Imperfect Murder". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media.
- ^ "Venice Film Review: 'The Private Life of a Modern Woman'". Variety. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
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