Play It As It Lays (1972)

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Synopsis

Dir: Frank Perry. Drama. Based on the novel by Joan Didion. An actress (Tuesday Weld) recounts the events that led to her stay in a psychiatric hospital.

Content elements

• Infrequent use of the sexual expletive, most in a sexual context; infrequent use of scatological slang, cursing, profanity, vulgar expressions, and sexual slurs
• Infrequent use of sexual language and references - little detail
• Infrequent portrayals of weapons violence in a domestic context - no blood or detail
• Infrequent references to domestic violence, sexual assault, and abortion - little detail
• Infrequent portrayals of sexually suggestive scenes - no nudity or detail
• Frequent portrayals of alcohol and tobacco use in a recreational context; infrequent portrayals of illegal substance use in a recreational context; infrequent references to addiction and overdose - little detail

Thematic elements

• Coping with trauma and loss
• Search for meaning
• Superficiality

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for coarse language and mature subject matter

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