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Woody Allen (written by)
Release Date:
18 September 1992 (USA)
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Plot:
When their best friends announce that they're separating, a professor and his wife discover the faults in their marriage. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for 2 Oscars.
Another 10 wins
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5 nominations
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Leno Causes Seismic Shift in Delicate Balance Between Husbands and Wives Across America
(From Huffington Post. 15 September 2009, 11:52 AM, PDT)
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(From Collider.com. 20 January 2009)
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One of Woody Allen's best comedy/dramas
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Woody Allen | ... | Prof. Gabriel 'Gabe' Roth |
 | Mia Farrow | ... | Judy Roth |
 | Judy Davis | ... | Sally |
 | Sydney Pollack | ... | Jack |
 | Juliette Lewis | ... | Rain |
 | Liam Neeson | ... | Michael Gates |
 | Lysette Anthony | ... | Sam - Jack's Girlfriend |
 | Cristi Conaway | ... | Shawn Grainger - Call Girl |
| Timothy Jerome | ... | Paul - Sally's Date |
 | Ron Rifkin | ... | Richard - Rain's Analyst |
| Bruce Jay Friedman | ... | Peter Styles |
| Jeffrey Kurland | ... | Interviewer-Narrator |
| Benno Schmidt | ... | Judy's Ex-husband |
| Nick Metropolis | ... | TV Scientist |
| Rebecca Glenn | ... | Gail |
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Rated R for language and a scene of sexuality.
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108 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Dolby SR (Mono)
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Iceland:L |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Canada:14A |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-14 |
France:U |
Germany:12 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:11 |
UK:15 |
USA:R
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Contrary to general perception, Mia Farrow's role is not autobiographical. Indeed, Woody Allen originally wrote the Judy Davis part with the idea of Farrow playing it. Farrow chose to take on the role of the cuckolded wife instead as it meant less shooting time for her.
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Crew or equipment visible: When Sally (Judy Davis) and Jack (Sydney Pollack) are arguing in their living room, one of the crew members can be seen moving in the reflection off the picture glass on the back wall.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Will & Grace: Husbands and Trophy Wives (#3.3)" (2000)
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Symphony No. 9 in D ('Andante Comodo')
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A married couple, Sally (Judy Davis) and Jack (Sydney Pollack), tell their best friends--another married couple named Gabe (Woody Allen) and Judy (Mia Farrow)--that they are separating. This news throws Gabe and Judy into a tailspin. It makes them reexamine their own marriage and find it lacking. Meanwhile Sally starts seeing a handsome, romantic man (Liam Neeson) and Jack is living with a girl at least 30 years his junior. This film follows what happens to them over the course of a year.
A fascinating film. I'm not married (or even straight) but I don't think that matters--this is about love, sex and relationships and has dialogue and situations that anyone can relate to. Allen's script is right on target--the insights are just incredible, and we slowly begin to see exactly how all of the four main characters really are. During the film they are all interviewed by a never seen person--these interviews really help the story and reveals how everybody feels about the others. It pulls everything together.
The acting is almost all great. Allen and Farrow were living together when this was filmed--when it was released they were in a bitter custody battle. This movie actually provides insight to WHY they broke up--their argument scenes are just a bit too realistic. Davis and Pollack are just superb in their roles. They let you feel their characters pain and confusion--just great acting. Neeseon isn't asked to do much but he is very affecting in his scenes. However Juliette Lewis is terrible as a college student. Her voice is nasal and whiny and her acting is pretty lousy--but it doesn't ruin the film.
I saw this back in 1992 in a theatre and loved it. Twelve years later I STILL love it. A great film. I'm only giving this an 8 though. There are two big faults with this film: the hand-held jittery camera work being the main one. My guess is Allen filmed it this way to make the film more immediate and give it a documentary feel. It works but it IS distracting. Also it gets a little repetitious towards the end. Still this is well worth seeing. Recommended.