Coming Apart (film)

Coming Apart
Directed byMilton Moses Ginsberg
Written byMilton Moses Ginsberg
Produced by
  • Israel Davis
  • Andrew J. Kuehn
Starring
CinematographyJack Yager
Edited byLawrence Tetenbaum
Music by
Distributed byKaleidoscope Films
Release date
  • October 26, 1969 (1969-10-26) (New York)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$60,000

Coming Apart is a 1969 American found footage psychological drama film written and directed by Milton Moses Ginsberg, and starring Rip Torn, Sally Kirkland, and Viveca Lindfors. The film follows a mentally disturbed psychiatrist (Torn) who surreptitiously films his encounters with women in a secretly rented apartment. The film was shot using one static camera setup, in a manner simulating a non-constructed "fake documentary" style, influenced by Jim McBride's David Holzman's Diary (1967). The film was rated X for its sexually explicit scenes.

In its original cut, the film featured the music of Jefferson Airplane. However, due to rights issues, the film was re-scored by Ginsberg and Francis Xavier for its home media releases.