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Starring Rip Torn, Sally Kirkland, et al. Released to DVD on April 11, 2000. Not exactly known for their conservatism and restraint, the late '60's gave rise to one of the most creative and mind-altering boons in the history of the entertainment business. Milton Moses Ginsberg's psychological profile of a New York City psychologist, Jack Dowell (Rip Torn), Coming Apart, is an excellent example of the time; a film that is both fascinating and emotionally disturbing. Re-released by Kino International for its 30th anniversary, Coming Apart is set entirely within the Manhattan apartment of Dowell, shot from, amazingly, only one camera angle. Taking up an entire wall of his apartment is a giant, floor-to-ceiling mirror that reflects the interior of the apartment as well as the landscape of New York. Dowell has aimed a small, hidden camera at the mirror and records the daily events of his life, psychological sessions and orgiastic parties he throws on tape. Coming Apart is the presentation of these tapes, recorded as Dowell's dependence on video and hedonistic lifestyle comes to a head. This was a strikingly different piece of filmmaking.
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