Coming Apart (film)

Coming Apart
Directed by	Milton Moses Ginsberg
Written by	Milton Moses Ginsberg
Starring	Rip Torn Sally Kirkland
Release date	1969
Country	United States
Language	English

Coming Apart is a 1969 film written and directed by Milton Moses Ginsberg, and starring Rip Torn and Sally Kirkland.

Torn plays a mentally disturbed psychologist who secretly films his sexual encounters with women. Ginsberg filmed the entire movie with one static camera setup, in a manner simulating a non-constructed "fake documentary" style, influenced by Jim McBride's David Holzman's Diary.

Critical reception was mixed. Life reviewer Richard Schickel praised Torn's performance, Ginsberg's inventive use of camera and sound, and the "illuminating" portrayal of a schizophrenic breakdown. Critic Andrew Sarris gave it a less favorable review, however, and the film was a commercial failure.

The film has since attained a cult following among critics and filmmakers.

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