the killing of sister george (1968)

"Not all women are raving bloody lesbians, you know.
That is a misfortune I am perfectly well aware of!"
The film centers around June Buckridge (Beryl Reed) an actress in a long-running British soap opera, who thinks that her character is to be killed off. This impacts on her relationship with Alice (Susannah York), her young lover, who bears the brunt of June's anger. As June lashes out Alice also comes between June and Mrs. Croft (Corale Brown), the woman who holds June's career in her hands.
For its time, The Killing of Sister George was a groundbreaking film, dealing openly with a lesbian relationship. All concerned play their characters to the hilt, especially Beryl Reed, filled with frustration as her career and love life go down the pan all at the same time.