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Alice
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Overview

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6.5/10   4,485 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Woody Allen (written by)
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Release Date:
10 January 1991 (Argentina) more
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Plot:
A spoiled Manhattan housewife re-evaluates her life after visiting a Chinatown healer. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 4 nominations more
User Comments:
One of Woody's best more (37 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Mia Farrow ... Alice Tate

Alec Baldwin ... Ed

Blythe Danner ... Dorothy

Judy Davis ... Vicki

William Hurt ... Doug Tate
Keye Luke ... Dr. Yang

Joe Mantegna ... Joe

Bernadette Peters ... Muse

Cybill Shepherd ... Nancy Brill

Gwen Verdon ... Alice's Mother
Patrick O'Neal ... Alice's Father

Holland Taylor ... Helen
Julie Kavner ... Decorator
June Squibb ... Hilda
Marceline Hugot ... Monica
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102 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Dolby (Mono)

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Cameo: [Lisa Marie]Making her debut as a guest at the office Christmas party. more
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Revealing mistakes: When Thelonious Monk's version of "Darn That Dream" appears on the soundtrack, the LP sleeve of "Monk's Dream" is shown, implying that Alice and Joe are listening to it. However the tune is not featured on that album. more
Quotes:
[trying to tell Alice what he likes about her]
Doug: You have a nice personality and you know sweaters.
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Soundtrack:
La Cumparsita more

FAQ

What is this movie about?
A Note Regarding Spoilers
What is the spiral device that Dr Yang uses to hypnotize Alice?
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12 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
One of Woody's best, 10 December 2004
Author: pekinman from Illinois

I think Woody Allen's 'Alice' is one of his most under-rated creations. This movie comes from his glory days before the scandal with his adopted daughter eclipsed his U.S. career.

Here is vintage Woody. A fecund imagination married to a masterful story-telling talent.

Like 'The Purple Rose of Cairo' (his masterpiece in my estimation) this is pure fantasy and it is delightful. Mia Farrow has done nothing finer, equal to her portrayal in Polanski's 'Rosemary's Baby' though of a completely different genre.

The little socio-political messages do not interfere with what is otherwise a nifty little love story between Alice and Joe Mantagna. Things don't quite work out in the end, as is usual in a Woody movie, but they are on the border of real-life possibility and add the bittersweet note that he is so good at.

I love this movie. It is not one of his rocking comedies like 'Broadway Danny Rose' but is a sweet vignette. It has overtones of 'Diary of Mad Housewife' but with a happier ending, for the housewife anyway.

The scenes with Keye Luke, Alice's magical Eastern physician are subtle and funny. The fantasy scenes with Alec Baldwin's dead lover and the wonderful Bernadette Peters' muse are enchanting. Peters' Bronx-like muse is especially funny.

Don't miss it.

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