A shy, middle-aged professor enters into a romantic but non-physical relationship with an unlucky-in-love colleague.A shy, middle-aged professor enters into a romantic but non-physical relationship with an unlucky-in-love colleague.A shy, middle-aged professor enters into a romantic but non-physical relationship with an unlucky-in-love colleague.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 4 wins & 11 nominations total
Lucy Avery Brooke
- Felicia
- (as Lucy Avery Brooks)
Howard S. Herman
- Rabbi
- (as Rabbi Howard S. Herman)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDudley Moore was originally cast in the role that went to George Segal. He was fired by Barbra Streisand for not remembering his lines. These were the first symptoms of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, a brain disorder that would later kill Moore. Conversely, in the earlier 10 (1979), Segal was replaced by Moore.
- GoofsCamera operator visible when Rose rejects Alex.
- Quotes
Gregory Larkin: But I love the old Rose! The one with no makeup and baggy clothes who loves 'the perfect bite'! She eats carrots now, isn't that tragic?
- ConnectionsFeatured in HBO First Look: The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996)
- SoundtracksI Finally Found Someone
Performed by Barbra Streisand and Bryan Adams
Written by Barbra Streisand, Marvin Hamlisch, Mutt Lange (as R.J. Lange) and Bryan Adams
Produced by David Foster
Bryan Adams appears courtesy of A&M Records, Inc.
Featured review
Your Own Private Math Party
The Mirror Has Two Faces is one of those old fashioned romance stories, in which Barbra Streisand and Jeff Bridges prove that love can be had in middle age and romance might even be better at that point.
Both Streisand and Bridges are a pair of Columbia University professors, she of English, him of Mathematics. They've come to opposite conclusions about life and love. Barbra wants some love in her life, but Bridges having been burned a little too often in relationships is swearing off sex.
I like what director Streisand did with Bridges's character. I can identify with the students in his class, you spell it B-O-R-I-N-G. There are some people who are turned on by math, I'm not one of them. I sat through too many teachers who could not pique my interest in the slightest and many who were like Bridges as Barbra describes him, having his own math party at the blackboard. No one ever made it relevant for me in my academic career.
Barbra didn't do too bad with the rest of the cast which includes her mother Lauren Bacall, her sister Mimi Rogers, her wolfish brother-in-law Pierce Brosnan, best friend Brenda Vaccaro, and Bridges best friend George Segal who is a cheerful middle aged hedonist and loving every minute of it.
Lauren Bacall got her one Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress and I thought sure she would cap her career with that Oscar. She lost to Juliette Binoche for The English Patient. But Bacall is absolutely stunning as the mother who Barbra convinces that her life isn't over either.
For the acclaim it got, The Mirror Has Two Faces should have gotten a lot more, including a Best Director nomination for Barbra Streisand. And this review is dedicated to all of us who had to sit through a boring professor having his own private math party at the blackboard.
Both Streisand and Bridges are a pair of Columbia University professors, she of English, him of Mathematics. They've come to opposite conclusions about life and love. Barbra wants some love in her life, but Bridges having been burned a little too often in relationships is swearing off sex.
I like what director Streisand did with Bridges's character. I can identify with the students in his class, you spell it B-O-R-I-N-G. There are some people who are turned on by math, I'm not one of them. I sat through too many teachers who could not pique my interest in the slightest and many who were like Bridges as Barbra describes him, having his own math party at the blackboard. No one ever made it relevant for me in my academic career.
Barbra didn't do too bad with the rest of the cast which includes her mother Lauren Bacall, her sister Mimi Rogers, her wolfish brother-in-law Pierce Brosnan, best friend Brenda Vaccaro, and Bridges best friend George Segal who is a cheerful middle aged hedonist and loving every minute of it.
Lauren Bacall got her one Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress and I thought sure she would cap her career with that Oscar. She lost to Juliette Binoche for The English Patient. But Bacall is absolutely stunning as the mother who Barbra convinces that her life isn't over either.
For the acclaim it got, The Mirror Has Two Faces should have gotten a lot more, including a Best Director nomination for Barbra Streisand. And this review is dedicated to all of us who had to sit through a boring professor having his own private math party at the blackboard.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Chiếc gương có hai mặt
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $42,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $41,083,864
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $12,210,868
- Nov 17, 1996
- Gross worldwide
- $41,083,864
- Runtime2 hours 6 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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