Valley of the Dolls
Not sure if “trash” is the right word for this. It feels like this is functioning on a different plane. It’s a time capsule of the 60s and of the show business of old, capturing all the values and hypocrisies and tragedies of that world. 269
But it’s also a film that is taken so seriously to the point where there isn’t an ounce of subtlety in its messages. But that somehow works? Like, it’s actually maybe a little moving by the end, even though the attempts to be important somehow lead the film into camp territory. It’s just a weird film, and I guess a lot of that stems from how it looks and feels like a Classic Hollywood film, but you can really feel the New Hollywood pessimism coming just around the corner. 823