The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)

The Metro Goldwyn Mayer Story (1965-1969) (131 movies items)

"Released on August 21, 1968"

“(OK) Can't forgive Aldrich made so grotesque, pretentious (or wasn´t and the ugly plot and twists are tongue in cheek?), prejudiced, topical....Novak is as bad as the film and as the character's profiles” read more

“Can a movie be a must-see viewing experience without actually being good in any demonstrable level? Yes, and this phenomenon is practically the reason”

The Legend of Lylah Clare

“Can a movie be a must-see viewing experience without actually being good in any demonstrable level? Yes, and this phenomenon is practically the reason we have midnight movies and cult classics. I present you with The Legend of Lylah Clare, a hodge-podge narrative of corrosive Hollywood dreams.   Echoing Sunset Boulevard, Vertigo, and Rebecca most prominently, and lacking all of the wit, poetry, and warped beauty of those films, The Legend of Lylah Clare tells the story of a naïve starlet cast in a biographical film of a tragic actress, only to be possessed by her spirit. Or is she just bonkers? In the end, it doesn’t even matter as the film presents this as a possible major story beat only to forget about it halfway through.   Lylah Clare is consistently fascinating in its layers ” read more