Average Rating: 7.7/10
Reviews Counted: 13
Fresh: 10 | Rotten: 3
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Release Date: Dec 18, 1958 Wide
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Based on Terence Rattigan's play, Separate Tables is about a number of characters and their adventures at a British seaside hotel. Among the guests are an alleged war hero (David Niven), a timid spinster (Deborah Kerr) and her domineering mother (Gladys Cooper), and a divorced couple (Burt Lancaster, Rita Hayworth) trying to re-ignite their romance despite the presence of his mistress (Wendy Hiller). All of the characters' lives become intertwined in the course of the film as the story examines
Unrated, 1 hr. 38 min.
Dec 18, 1958 Wide
Dec 11, 2001
MGM Home Entertainment
All Critics (17) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (10) | Rotten (3)
How do you assemble a wonderful ensemble and then waste their talents? Here's an example.
The well-made play and once well-thought of film seems to be lifeless when viewed today.
Terence Rattigan's old-fashioned melodrama is well-acted by the entire ensemble. Surprisingly, it was nominated for Best Picture and garnered Oscars for David Nivel as a Major with fake identity and Wendy Hiller as the reserved hotel manager.
Very strong, controversial (for 1958) drama starring Hayworth, Kerr.
Drama com excelentes atuações (especialmente de Niven e Kerr), Vidas Separadas possui roteiro enxuto que extrai o máximo de sua galeria de personagens patéticos que buscam a dignidade.
A touching and absorbing movie that (thankfully) doesn't wrap everything up with a big, dumb, happy ending.
It is interesting to see some of the better movies of the 50's. I only watched this as the TV guide rated it 4 *'s. Can you imagine "living" at a seaside hotel for four years the way Major Pollock did?The movie was fine. When you "live" in a hotel for a long time, and in high society Britain, everybody knows
January 24, 2009Super Reviewer
A well-written/acted stage play brought to screen. There's very little in terms of direction here, it's all just character development. We follow the goings-on in a British hotel. But not so much a "getaway" as a mainstay for people to hangout for years. The young couple in love- fornicating to their hearts' content.
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