Design for Living (1979)

4.0/10 101 min

Overview

Design for Living presents a trio of neurotic but intensely artistic characters: Gilda, Otto and Leo. Set in Paris, Otto and Leo both fall in love with Gilda. She cannot make up her mind which man she loves, so the three decide to live together in a platonic friendship. Among Coward's trademark sparkling wit, the play explores deeper themes including infidelity, the pressures of fame on an unstable mind, and morality (or immorality) of a menage a trois.

Cast

Rula Lenska

Gilda

Clive Arrindell

Otto

John Steiner

Leo

John Bluthal

Ernest Friedman

Dandy Nichols

Miss Hodge

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