Desperately Seeking Susan

Two worlds collide in Susan Seidelman’s feminist comedy-drama as Rosanna Arquette’s bored housewife makes a life-changing decision that brings her into contact with Madonna’s carefree spirit.

  • Director

    Susan Seidelman

  • With

    Madonna, Rosanna Arquette, Aidan Quinn

  • USA 1985. 103min

  • 35mm

  • Certificate

    15

When she encounters a free-spirited bohemian through messages in the personal ads of a newspaper, bored New Jersey housewife Roberta Glass finds her life turning upside down. Things become further complicated when her obsession leads to a case of mistaken identity, leaving Glass at the receiving end of unwanted attention and in no small amount of danger. Seidelman’s film turns 40 this year, but it remains as fresh and topical as ever. And Madonna was never better.

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