Average Rating: 6.9/10
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Fresh: 19 | Rotten: 6
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Average Rating: 6.9/10
Critic Reviews: 8
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 3
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James Ivory directed this drama adapted from Kaylie Jones's 1990 autobiographical novel in which the character Bill Willis is based on her father, James Jones, author of From Here to Eternity and A Thin Red Line. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's screenplay about expatriate Americans in Paris during the 1960s/1970s offers a portrait of a normal family (as opposed to the dysfunctional families of The Ice Storm and many other 1990s films), seen from the point of view of daughter Channe. Her father is Bill
Sep 18, 1998 Wide
May 14, 2002
Universal Pictures
All Critics (43) | Top Critics (15) | Fresh (19) | Rotten (6) | DVD (1)
There's something fresher in this Merchant-Ivory film about an expatriate family in Paris in the 1970s: It's not as tasteful, stately, and restrained as their other literary adaptations.
A fluidly acted and well-directed film about one family's capacity to adapt to changes with courage and grace.
A great drama and a change of pace from James Ivory's other work.
July 9, 2008Super Reviewer
An intriguing movie
April 22, 2008Super Reviewer
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