Between the Lines
Between the Lines is a 1977 American ensemble romantic comedy-drama film from Midwest Films. It was directed by Joan Micklin Silver and produced by her husband Raphael D. Silver. The film was nominated for three awards at the 27th Berlin International Film Festival, winning two of them. For her work as director, Silver was awarded the New Generation Award at the 1977 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards.
Plot
The film revolves around a team employed at The Back Bay Mainline, an alternative newspaper in Boston, as they face the threat of a takeover by a major corporation. The key figures in this story include Harry Lucas, a disenchanted lead reporter with an on-and-off again girlfriend Abbie, Max, a flaky music critic, Michael, a writer/author intending to relocate to New York, David, an eager cub reporter, and Frank, a beleaguered editor-in-chief.
More details
| author | Fred Barron |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Boston |
| director | Joan Micklin Silver |
| editor | John Carter |
| genre | comedy-drama |
| keywords | alternative newspaper bloody nose brand buy dart editor-in-chief end meet move music critic suction cup toy pistol walk |
| musicBy | Michael Kamen |
| producer | Raphael D. Silver |
| publisher | Midwest Films |
| theme | romantic comedy |