The Group (1966) on Netflix
In 1933, eight friends graduate from a private Eastern university and scatter to start their own lives. Lakey, their wealthy leader, sails for Europe; the others marry and look for purpose.
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In 1933, eight friends finish their studies at a prestigious Eastern university and part ways. Lakey, beautiful and rich, and long the group's leader, sets out for Europe on her own. The rest settle into marriages and careers that often disappoint. Priss takes a controlling doctor as a husband and loses two pregnancies before a son arrives. Kay, who has less money and polish than her friends, is married to a playwright who treats her badly and is unfaithful. Dottie spends time with a sarcastic painter in Greenwich Village before she chooses an Arizona businessman. Pokey is busy with two sets of twins, Helena roams the world, and Libby, sharp-tongued and driven, rises in publishing. Polly becomes involved with a married man.
