Actors: Mia Farrow, Dianne Wiest, Denholm Elliott, Sam Waterston, Jack Warden, Elaine Stritch
Review Summary and Plot Commentary about September (1987)
SEPTEMBER is a movie written and directed by Woody Allen in 1987.
Vermont, late August. Six people are gathered together in Mia Farrow's house. Mia is the daughter of Elaine Stritch, an actress once known for her eccentricities and now married to the physicist Jack Warden. Mia has fallen in love with her tenant, the writer Sam Waterston, who's more interested in seducing Dianne Wiest, Mia's best friend. The latent hate between Mia and her mother will finally explode when the night is over.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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Analysis of September (1987)
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- love triangle/polygon
- inconveniently married while playing footsy
Family, struggling with
Yes
Struggle with:
- Mother
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- emotionally unstable
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- red
Hair style
- (woman) short/butch/lez
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 60's-90's
Profession/status:
- homemaker/wife
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) short/butch/lez
Body type
- (woman) fat
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Jazz/r&b
