Gavin Lambert Movies

A friendly, successful suburban teacher and father grows dangerously addicted to cortisone, resulting in his transformation into a household despot.

A girl on the road to stardom fights the dehumanizing effects of Hollywood life.

A demented widow lures unsuspecting children into her mansion in a bizarre "Hansel and Gretel" twist.

During the second world war, two British officers, Brand and Leith, who have never seen combat, are assigned a vital mission. Their relationship and...

Two literary women compete for 20 years: one writes for the critics; the other one, to get rich.

A disturbed and institutionalized 16-year-old girl struggles between fantasy and reality.

An aging actress travels to Rome with her husband; after he suddenly dies during the flight, she begins a passionate affair with a young gigolo.

The son of a working-class British mining family has dreams of pursuing an art career, but when he strikes up an affair with an older, married woman...

Fact-based story about tennis pro Renee Richards, whose player status was challenged in 1976 when it was revealed that she was a trans woman....

A portrait of the brilliant American writer Truman Capote (1924-84) and the New York high society of his time.

Tennessee William’s masterful melodrama about an aging movie star who, appalled by her own image on the screen, flees from her movie premiere...

An actress is persuaded by a charming man to join him in a scheme of revenge against his cousin.

After a puritan youth, a young English woman discovers her sensuality in North-Africa.

Biographical documentary on director Lindsay Anderson, featuring interviews with friends, family, and colleages.

A documentary about the era of classic monster movies that were made at Universal Studios during the 1930s and 1940s.

Widely thought of as “a woman’s director,” legendary film director George Cukor is profiled with the use of film clips and...

Ruth and her lover David are caught having an affair by her husband John. When John refuses to give Ruth a divorce, David shoots him. Before Ruth and...

Roy leaves his abusive father's house and starts life anew as a woman, named Wendy. Through trial and error, she learns the skills and consequences...

Documentary about Hollywood during the silent film era.