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Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1974
A recently widowed woman on the road with her precocious young son, determined to make a new life for herself as a singer. Read more
| Starring | Ellen Burstyn, Kris Kristofferson, Diane Ladd, Harvey Keitel |
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| Director | Martin Scorsese |
| Genres | Drama |
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Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
A recently widowed woman on the road with her precocious young son, determined to make a new life for herself as a singer.
| Starring | Ellen Burstyn, Kris Kristofferson, Diane Ladd, Harvey Keitel, Jodie Foster |
|---|---|
| Director | Martin Scorsese |
| Studio | WARNER HOME DVD |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 52 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 07 Mar 2005 Production year: 1974 |
| Format | DVD |
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The versatile Joe May was one of the directors who pulled German cinema up by its bootstraps in the aftermath of the First World War. Yet after he moved to Hollywood to escape the Nazi threat, his movies were, for the most part, routine. Reworking the plot of the previous year's The More the Merrier, this piece of romantic fluff is another comedy about tenants sharing their apartments with strangers. Simone Simon is typically charming as the career girl who suddenly finds her friend's flat being invaded by the pals to whom he's given keys. James Ellison might steal Simone's heart, but it's the laconic Robert Mitchum who steals the show in the final reel.
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Realistically squalid and foul-mouthed but endearing look at a slice of America today, with firm handling and excellent performances in a surprisingly old-fashioned theme.
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5 out of 7 people found this review helpful
really dated
This may have been an interesting movie when it was made, but it is really dated. The idea that a woman can live her own life is now so commonplace that the movie seems trite. Unlike many groundbreaking movies, it does not hold your attention, the plot is virtually non-existent, and the acting is just OK. I fell asleep 2/3rd of the way through because it was so predictable.
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3 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Average but watchable
Now very much remembered, if at all, as a Scorsese film, I enjoyed 'Alice' much more than I thought I would, mainly for Ellen Burstyn's performance. At the time the film was unusual for Hollywood in focusing on a strong female character, but now that element of the film has gone it's still worth watching, although it is admittedly quite predictable and obvious. You'd certainly never know this was a Scorsese film, and it is amazing to think that this is sandwiched between Mean Streets and Taxi Driver, two of his defining films.
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Waitress
- 06 Aug 2007
Sweet yet surprisingly tart, this summer sleeper is one of the feel-good movies of the year - or it would be, if it didn't come with such a sad back-story. We'll get to that later, let's talk about the film first. The lovely Keri Russell (best known for her long-running US series Felicity) plays Jenna, one of three waitresses at Joe's Diner, an old fashioned joint on some dusty southern road. In particular, the regulars cherish Jenna's pies, especially the daily special, which has a way of... Read more
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Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
A recently widowed woman on the road with her precocious young son, determined to make a new life for herself as a singer. ...
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