Un divan à New York (1996)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Chantal Akerman

Writers:

Chantal Akerman (writer)
Jean-Louis Benoît (writer)

Release Date:

21 February 1996 (Belgium)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

A Man... A Woman... A Dog... The perfect combination for romance...

Plot:

Dr. Henry Harriston is a successful psychoanalyst in New York City. When he is near a nervous breakdown...

Plot Keywords:

New York | France | Psychoanalyst | Bohemian | Transference

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Juliette Binoche	...	Beatrice Saulnier
William Hurt	...	Henry Harriston
Stephanie Buttle	...	Anne
Barbara Garrick	...	Lizbeth Honeywell
Paul Guilfoyle	...	Dennis
Richard Jenkins	...	Campton
Kent Broadhurst	...	Tim
Matthew Burton	...	Wood
Henry Bean	...	Stein
Bernard Breuse	...	Jerôme
Adam LeFevre	...	Restaurant Patron
Boris Leskin	...	Cab Driver #1
Tiffany Fraser	...	Julie (as Tiffany Frazer)
Wendy Way	...	Employee at Airport
Jerry Dean	...	Cab Driver #2

Also Known As:

A Couch in New York (USA)

MPAA:

Rated R for some language.

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Finland:S | Argentina:Atp | Chile:TE | Germany:6 (w) | Netherlands:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Babelsberg, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany

Company:

Babelsberg Film

A charming romantic comedy.

The basic tension of opposites attract is carried out in an exquisitely delicate manner. A New York psychiatrist exchanges apartments with a woman in Paris. He is orderly tidy controlled. She is - well opposite. He moves into her disheveled apartment complete with bad plumbing, a roof in disrepair and the importunities of her crazed lover. She moves into his and is beset by his patients demanding to be treated. She obliges and with the help of her friend (who has had analysis) learns to say "uh huh" and repeat the last word of the patient's sentences. They get better. His dog is happier. A nice point is he is shown as competent as her lover starts to feel better when talking to him. This is the last straw that drives him back to New York.

He can't go back to his apartment, but stops by, sees his patients coming out looking better. Fascinated, he makes an appointment. The relationship unfolds.

The cool thing about this movie is it is not forced like so many modern comedies.You realize how strident such recent comedies such as "One Fine Day" and "Fools Rush In" are in comparison.

So wonderfully delicate.