Separate Ways (1981)

Separate Ways (1981). Separate Ways: Directed by Howard Avedis. With Karen Black, Tony Lo Bianco, Arlene Golonka, Monte Markham. A wife unhappy in her marriage begins an affair with an art student, unaware that her husband, a race driver, is also having an affair.

“One of the strangest chapters in the history of Crown International Pictures was when they picked up the independently produced SEPARATE WAYS, a movie that had actually been completed in 1979 and sat in limbo for a while as the producers looked for a distributor. It was a strange choice for C.I.P. because while the movie is rated u0026quot;Ru0026quot; and involves infidelity, itu0026#39;s not a sleazefest. It is actually a sober look at both partners in a troubled marriage. The movie is well acted by Karen Black and Tony Lo Bianco, and you can sense the filmmakers were really trying to make a compelling drama, but it doesnu0026#39;t quite work. It feels kind of dry, kind of like what a made-for-TV movie of the era would play out if it had u0026quot;Ru0026quot; rated elements. Itu0026#39;s not a terrible movie, just kind of flat. A word of warning if you plan to rent or buy the movie – while the movie has been given an official DVD release, the DVD company just copied an ex-rental video cassette instead of finding the movieu0026#39;s negative and making a copy directly from it.”