Up the Sandbox (1972) (original) (raw)

New Yorker Margaret Reynolds has a regularly opinionated mother, a work-absorbed husband and three children. No wonder she unravels upon learning she's pregnant again. A complete modern woman's identity crisis is hatching - with an uncontrollable fantasy life including a romance with Fidel Castro. As Margaret, Barbra Streisand goes UP THE SANDBOX for a funny look at liberation, independence and motherhood, based on the Anne Richardson Roiphe bestseller. As adapted by Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Zindel and directed by Irvin Kershner, it's an imaginative look at feminism's roots and the dilemma ...(more)

New Yorker Margaret Reynolds has a regularly opinionated mother, a work-absorbed husband and three children. No wonder she unravels upon learning she's pregnant again. A complete modern woman's identity crisis is hatching - with an uncontrollable fantasy life including a romance with Fidel Castro. As Margaret, Barbra Streisand goes UP THE SANDBOX for a funny look at liberation, independence and motherhood, based on the Anne Richardson Roiphe bestseller. As adapted by Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Zindel and directed by Irvin Kershner, it's an imaginative look at feminism's roots and the dilemma of trying to have it all. (less)

Director: Irvin Kershner
Writer: Paul Zindel
Starring: Barbra Streisand, David Selby, Paul Benedict, George S. Irving, Carl Gottlieb, Mary Louise Wilson

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