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Overview

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Director:
Woody Allen
Writer:
Woody Allen (written by)
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Release Date:
18 December 1987 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
At a summer house in Vermont, neighbor Howard falls in love with Lane, who's in a relationship with Peter, who's falling for Stephanie, who's married with children. full summary | add synopsis
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Unforgettable more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Denholm Elliott ... Howard

Dianne Wiest ... Stephanie

Mia Farrow ... Lane

Elaine Stritch ... Diane

Sam Waterston ... Peter

Jack Warden ... Lloyd
Ira Wheeler ... Mr. Raines
Jane Cecil ... Mrs. Raines
Rosemary Murphy ... Mrs. Mason
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Additional Details

Runtime:
82 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | French
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

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Trivia:
In the re-shot version, Maureen O'Sullivan, Charles Durning and Sam Shepard were replaced by Elaine Stritch, Denholm Elliott and Sam Waterston respectively. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Peter's tie when talking to Lloyd. more
Quotes:
Lane: I have no reason to get up tomorrow.
Stephanie: Well then, you're just going to have to make up a reason.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Wild Man Blues (1997) more
Soundtrack:
Just One More Chance more

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14 out of 16 people found the following comment useful:-
Unforgettable, 23 February 2005
10/10
Author: rick_7 from Harrogate, England

Between his serio-comic reminiscence Radio Days and the searing adult drama Another Woman, Woody Allen made September, a reflective, introspective chamber-piece on his favourite themes of childhood, adultery, love and loss. One imagines that the chilly critical and public response will shift to one of admiration and wonder as the years shift, such is the haunting power of this masterpiece.

Mia Farrow plays Lane, an unsuccessful photographer recovering from a breakdown in her autumnal apartment, the golds and rusts of the season chiming with the forlorn tone of the story. She falls in love with a visiting writer (Waterston), who appears to be drifting away from her, since he is besotted with Lane's sister Stephanie (Wiest). Barely taking an interest is the sisters' self-absorbed mother (Stritch) and her insecure third husband (Warden). Denholm Elliot rounds out the principal cast as a kind family friend, his love for Lane unspoken.

There are many great moments in this complex, brilliant film, but two in particular remain long in the mind. First is the "love scene" between Waterston and Wiest. Wiest says - torn - that to begin an affair would be "impossible" and exits. Then, slowly, she turns and walks back into the room, shutting the door. Wiest has never been better than in this film, than in this moment. A startling, beautifully realised epiphany, boiled down to a look, a bow and a smile. The second great sequence comes with the shattering denouement, which I shan't spoil for you here.

Allen's straight dramas certainly aren't for all tastes, but for those who can take them the rewards are vast. There has never been a screenwriter with a better ear for dialogue and in his "serious" films, Allen creates fascinating, utterly believable characters. The performances are pitch-perfect throughout, with Wiest, Farrow and Stritch all on career-best form. As always Allen's use of lighting and music is spot-on; here he showcases Art Tatum and Bernie Leighton, providing an evocative soundtrack to an unforgettable film.

Simply brilliant.

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