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Serving in Silence
- Director: Jeff Bleckner
- Writer: Alison Cross
- Producer: Glenn Close; Cis Corman
CGiii Comment
No surprises here – if you take on the army the odds are stacked against you.
Unfortunately, this is pretty lame stuff, the cowardice in the writing is the epitome of frustration – it would have made a better documentary.
Making a drama out of a mountain is a good enough reason to make a film...but, put it in the hands of incompetents and this is what you get – pompous drivel.
The argument still remains the same – the rules were written before enlisting – it is that simple...now, discuss!
Without people like Cammermeyer, equality would be 10 steps behind – she deserves a better account than this.
It was produced by Close and Streisand – with those credentials...bigger and much, much better...was expected.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer has served in the army for over twenty years. She's just fallen in love with an artist she's met, she's going for a PhD, and has a job at the VA hospital, as well as in the reserves. She decides to upgrade her security rating, with an eye toward promotion, and during the interview, she tells the investigator that she is a lesbian. The army begins proceedings to discharge her. And with the support of her family, her lover, (and LAMBDA), she decides to fight for her right to serve.
Cast & Characters
Glenn Close as Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer;
Judy Davis as Diane;
Jan Rubes as Far;
Wendy Makkena as Mary Newcombe;
Susan Barnes as Capt. Kern;
William Converse-Roberts;
Colleen Flynn;
William Allen Young;
Kevin McNulty;
Vic Polizos as Jim;
Eric Dane as Matt;
Molly Parker as Lynette;
Trevor St. John as David;
Ryan Reynolds as Andy;
Lance Robinson as Tom