An actress with a drug and alcohol problem, recovering from a near fatal overdose, accepts a minor role in a film on the condition that she lives with a responsible person during her rehabilitation. That 'person' is her mother, a big star from the 50's who sees herself in her daughter. Both must reach a mutual understanding if .. Read more
| Starring | Meryl Streep, Dennis Quaid, Shirley MacLaine, Gene Hackman |
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| Director | Mike Nichols |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama |
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An actress with a drug and alcohol problem, recovering from a near fatal overdose, accepts a minor role in a film on the condition that she lives with a responsible person during her rehabilitation. That 'person' is her mother, a big star from the 50's who sees herself in her daughter. Both must reach a mutual understanding if they are to live in harmony... Music by Carly Simon. Based on a novel by Carrie Fisher.
| Starring | Meryl Streep, Dennis Quaid, Shirley MacLaine, Gene Hackman, Richard Dreyfuss, Rene Assa |
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| Director | Mike Nichols |
| Studio | UCA |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 37 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Dubbed | German, French, Spanish, Italian |
| Subtitles | DVD: Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish, Turkish |
| Released | Production year: 1990 To Rent: DVD: 08 Mar 2004 |
Carrie Fisher has successfully adapted her semi-autobiographical novel about a Hollywood actress' battle with drug... read more on Time Out
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She was so good in
Wonderful. This is one of the funniest, most touching films I've ever seen. Based on Carrie Fisher's semi-autobiographcal novel, Shirley MacLaine and ... read more »
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Streep is great
I liked this movie, I am a big Streep fan and as always she was brilliant. An intersesting insight into a mother daughter relationship.
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Postcards from the Edge
Well put together, pace and acting great, humour for those who have lived a bit. Recommend to those over 25.
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Postcards from the Edge
This is rather a dark and moral tale from the sunny climes of Hollywood.
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