In all respects, this is a full meal, as it deals with the things of life with intelligence, truthful drama and rueful humor.
Husbands and Wives (1992)
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Reviews Counted:8
Fresh:8
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Gabe and Judy Roth (Woody Allen and Mia Farrow), a long-married couple, find their relationship starting to crumble when their best friends, Jack and Sally (Sydney Pollack and Judy Davis), announce... Gabe and Judy Roth (Woody Allen and Mia Farrow), a long-married couple, find their relationship starting to crumble when their best friends, Jack and Sally (Sydney Pollack and Judy Davis), announce that they are separating. Allen's use of a hand-held camera and jump-cuts adds immediacy to a brilliant display of ensemble acting. Pollack delivers an Oscar-worthy performance. [More]
Starring: Blythe Danner, Liam Neeson, Juliette Lewis, Lysette Anthony
Starring: Blythe Danner, Liam Neeson, Juliette Lewis, Lysette Anthony, Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Sydney Pollack, Judy Davis
Director: Woody Allen
Director: Woody Allen
Screenwriter: Woody Allen
Producer: Robert Greenhut
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Reviews for Husbands and Wives
Allen's conception of character is as banal and shallow as ever, but the lively performances of some of his actors and the novelty of the film's style make this more watchable than many of his features.
It doesn't suffer from the compulsive tidiness of some of Allen's later movies -- the juices are flowing, the hysteria is closer to the surface -- and in this looser, more volatile atmosphere his extraordinary cast gets to soar.
Woody Allen's Husbands and Wives is a very fine, sometimes brutal comedy about a small group of contemporary New Yorkers.
Husbands and Wives is a defining film for these emotionally embattled times; it's classic Woody Allen.
With its relationship angst and Lolita temptations, Husbands and Wives hits embarrassingly close to Allen's home. But it also hits its comic target.
Allen, the schlemiel, has humiliated himself and hurt his family, disillusioned his fans and become a case in point for the GOP, but he has also hit upon an issue that is universally applicable.
What Husbands and Wives argues is that many "rational" relationships are actually not as durable as they seem, because somewhere inside every person is a child crying me! me! me!
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