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Desperately Seeking Susan

Susan Seidelman / US, 1985 / 104 min.

This year, Sunsets’ outdoor screenings are dedicated to female makers. Madonna sings ‘Into the Groove’ in Susan Seidelman’s comedy about a yuppy housewife from New York who becomes obsessed by the contact ads in the paper.

poster Desperately Seeking Susan (Susan Seidelman, US 1985)
Businessman’s wife Roberta Glass (Rosanna Arquette) is bored. She reads the contact ads in the paper to kill time. A man proves to be frantically searching for someone named Susan (Madonna, before her major breakthrough). Every ad starts with 'Desperately Seeking Susan'. Roberta decides to meet the man, resulting in comedic misunderstandings.

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This movie is suitable for all ages

Director

Susan Seidelman

Production year

1985

Country

US

Original title

Desperately Seeking Susan

Length

104 min.

Language

none

Subtitles

ENG

Format

DCP

Part of

Sunsets

Fancy enjoying a relaxed drink on a sultry summer evening while watching an exceptional film? Well you can, because this year once again we are screening films in the open air in the park next to the Eye building. This summer in our Sunsets screenings you can watch films in which the city is a character in itself.

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