Five California women struggle with personal problems as their own paths unwind in ways unexpected.
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Rodrigo GarcíaWriter:
Rodrigo García
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Title: Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000)
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Five loosely intertwined stories of the emotional issues facing individual middle-aged Angelenas are presented. In "This Is Dr. Keener", physician Elaine Keener is spending the day taking care of her invalid mother at home on the nurse's day off. Elaine, a scientist, seeks confirmation on what may be a turning point issue in her life by an unconventional means, namely a tarot card reading. Although the news Elaine receives through the reading is a largely accurate assessment of her current life, it is the news about that crossroads issue that takes her somewhat aback. In "Fantasies About Rebecca", thirty-nine year old Rebecca Waynon is outwardly in control of her life, from her job as a bank manager to her personal long term relationship with older Robert. A homeless woman named Nancy who hangs around outside the bank seems to have a clearer picture of what is truly happening with Rebecca than Rebecca herself, as is witnessed by Rebecca's ultimate reaction to an action in dealing with... Written by Huggo
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Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements, sexual content and language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Christine Taylor: Canaries.
Lilly: How can you tell?
Christine Taylor: I can see them. Two males, probably.
Lilly: How do you know?
Christine Taylor: Only the males sing.
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A Braille book that Carol Faber reads is "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel García Márquez who happens to be the father of Rodrigo García, this film's director. See more »Quotes
Lilly: Look, the neighbors bought birds.Christine Taylor: Canaries.
Lilly: How can you tell?
Christine Taylor: I can see them. Two males, probably.
Lilly: How do you know?
Christine Taylor: Only the males sing.
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4 October 2000 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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This film is very slow but never boring and that's a remarkable feat. The acting is superb and the stories are emotional but never too sentimental. Just some more or less tragic women's stories in modern-day life.
Of course, there are many politically correct moves, like the lesbian couple, the black husband, the blind girl, the dwarf and the beggarwoman, but this is not really annoying. The only thing that I found a bit out of reality were the overly smart kids (i.e. Rose's son and the blind daughter).
All in all, good work on women's issues by male director.