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Actors: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Liam Neeson, Juliette Lewis, Judy Davis, Sydney Pollack
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Husbands and Wives |
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When Jack and Sally calmly announce they are getting divorced, best friends Gabe and Judy are shocked--but gradually realize they are drifting apart too. Jack (Pollack) takes up with a young aerobics instructor while angry and brittle Sally (Davis, who does incredible acting here) is tempted by a gentle editor named Michael (Neeson). Gabe (Allen), an English professor, is drawn to a 20-year-old student named Rain (Lewis). This is a fiercely funny movie, with some jolting, hand-held camera work and a documentary-like element in which an unseen interviewer chats regularly with the principal characters. Made in 1992, it is one of Allen's very best "serious" films.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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HUSBANDS AND WIVES is a movie written and directed by Woody Allen in 1992. Two nominations for the academy awards.
A few months in the life of two couples who are friends. Sydney Pollack and Judy Davis, after 25 years of marriage, decide to separate for a while. Sydney moves in with his much younger aerobics teacher while Judy cannot accept the situation.
Meanwhile, Woody Allen and Mia Farrow observe with philosophy what's happening to their friends. Woody is now attracted by Juliette Lewis, one of his young students and Mia Farrow is falling in love with her colleague Liam Neeson. Which couple will be stronger when the year is over ?
Superb movie of the bluesy Woody Allen period.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Husbands and Wives |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- romance (general)
- inconveniently married while playing footsy
- rekindling lost love/marriage
Taboo Sex Story?
Yes
Lover is...
- much older/younger
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- teacher/professor
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
Hair color?
- red
Hair type
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) very skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
- Jewish
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- red
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Body type
- (woman) very skinny
Unclothed?
- chest
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
- general circumstances
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
- wealthy
Misc setting
- theater
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
- thoughtful
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- seeing breasts
- sex under blankets
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Jazz/r&b
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