would a prostitute really go to THAT psychiatrist?
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bill-520 — 16 years ago(November 02, 2009 04:56 AM)
It looked like she was sitting in a chair at a right angle to Bree's, so she had to turn her head all the way to the right when she talked to Bree.
Wasn't she sitting in a swivel armchair, so she could turn and rest her elbow on her desk while talking to Bree? This didn't seem odd to me. -
faithcr48-1 — 17 years ago(January 18, 2009 08:33 PM)
hi rhinestone~ i finally rented this flic on dvd after always catching just the ending on tvenjoyed it! regarding the shrink, i agree she looked very old-fashioned for even then! but one thing to keep in mind was, it came out in '71, probably was shot in '70& fashions was jumping from the 60's into the 70's. the shrink was attired in the look of the past decade/60's(60's were more lacquered & artificial while early 70's become more natural, no heavy hairspray, no girdles & sometimes no bras. bree was younger & wearing a new natural shaggy hairdo, no bra & a more hippy-ish look, midis, etc. even in the model go-see in the beginning of the film, bree is the only one w/her hair like that, no bra, natural or not much makeup. so basically, the old chick "was livin' in the past, man"-LOL
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bill-520 — 16 years ago(December 21, 2009 11:07 AM)
I can't imagine how awesome that would have been in '71. And it was being sported by film legend Henry Fonda's daughter. I didn't see Klute until 1979, unfortunately, but even then (I was such an early 70's freak) I got goosebumps when I saw Jane's 'new' look. Quite a change from her Barbarella locks
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Kompressor_Fan — 15 years ago(January 06, 2011 06:11 PM)
Plenty of women were already wearing that haircut at the time.
Actually, you are wrong. Vidal Sassoon created this style for Jane Fonda's character in the movie. It caught on, and became a style from there. It's documentedyou can look it up. -
larpine — 15 years ago(February 26, 2011 07:40 AM)
I'm confused, what does her hair style have to do with the originator's question?
Back to the originator's post, we're not given anything regarding Bree's background, but her leaving at the end indicates that she was a New York transplant.
I think in her backstory, something Fonda was very big on creating, Bree most likely came from a fairly well off tradisional suburban family. She was educated and well trained and came to New York to become an actress, but became addicted to prostitution, not for the money, but rather for control in a life that had never experienced intimacy.
I believe her choice of psychiatrist is an indication of her background, for she was going ultimately to treat her addiction and knew it needed to come from someone who could provide competent mental health care.
Considering that period in New York city, there were a multitude of choice Bree could have taken in term of treatment, most of which would have lead to other addictions, but in the last scene with doctor, we see that she ultimately made the correct choice, for she makes the emotional connection with Klute with the aid of the psychiatrist. -
franzkabuki — 14 years ago(July 05, 2011 05:38 PM)
Would she? In 1970/71, maybe. But of course the "psychiatrist" was obviously a phoney and a fraud. Just f-cking look and listen to her ("what do you want to do when youre angry?").
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rrb — 13 years ago(April 08, 2012 09:45 PM)
A phony and a fraud? Are you kidding? There are thousands of people in NYC alone paying $200/hour to be asked questions just like that.
Fact is, much of psychology/psychiatry as they're practiced today are as grounded in science as the Oracle at Delphi. They ask ultimately pointless questions like those above, and have no more real understanding (and often less) of motivation and what lies under emotions than anyone else. But they are dealing with unhappy/desperate/gullible people who walk in the door believing or hoping this person can help. So the patient continues to see them and pays them a lot of money while being strung along in an aimless process yielding very limited results. -
mamiwata — 13 years ago(May 26, 2012 10:56 PM)
It's a style of therapy that isn't common anymore, but was still popular in the 1970s. The doctors were usually called "analysts," and they were there to encourage the client to talk. So, in the movies at least, it's a lot more monologue than is expected in contemporary therapy.
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franzkabuki — 13 years ago(June 04, 2012 07:07 AM)
Im certainly open to the idea a lot of shrinks out there are/were kidding themselves as much as they were kidding their customers. But, yes, the woman in Klute comes across as particularly stuffy.
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renatom1 — 12 years ago(September 01, 2013 04:58 PM)
Bree would have probably felt more comfortable discussing her issues with another woman than a man. Since female psychiatrists were quite rare in 1970, she probably did not have too many options other than seeing this lady.
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starlighthime — 12 years ago(September 29, 2013 04:54 PM)
She didn't seem stuffy, most psychiatrists only listen or interject questions to help self reflection. From what I heard they don't give actual advise, and definitely aren't advisers. It's frustrating to not 'cure' mental issues, but it's realistic. And for Bree to confide in another woman for an hour about all the details of her life, even that is a big deal. She truly didn't seem like there was anyone else who she could talk to on that level.
Also, sex workers aren't just street walkers or brothel workers, they can be anyone in need of money.