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September
1987
In a serene Vermont country house, six people share their dreams, their fears, and their desires, as secrets are revealed and trusts broken. The cast is led by Mia Farrow, who plays Lane, a woman who has never fully dealt with a long-ago shooting. Elaine Stritch plays Diane, Lane's mother, who never stops talking about her wild .. Read more
| Starring | Mia Farrow, Denholm Elliott, Sam Waterston, Dianne Wiest |
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| Director | Woody Allen |
| Genres | Drama |
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September
In a serene Vermont country house, six people share their dreams, their fears, and their desires, as secrets are revealed and trusts broken. The cast is led by Mia Farrow, who plays Lane, a woman who has never fully dealt with a long-ago shooting. Elaine Stritch plays Diane, Lane's mother, who never stops talking about her wild past spent with movie stars and gangsters; she is married to Lloyd (Jack Warden), a physicist with a gloomy view of the future of the universe. Sam Waterston plays Peter, a divorced writer wanna-be who loves Stephanie (Dianne Wiest), Lane's married best friend. Finally, Denholm Elliott plays Howard, the older and wiser professor who is coming to terms with his feelings for Lane. Writer-director Woody Allen's SEPTEMBER is a mature, grim, serious film, close in theme and pacing to INTERIORS, very different from such spirited romantic comedies as ANNIE HALL and HANNAH AND HER SISTERS.
| Starring | Mia Farrow, Denholm Elliott, Sam Waterston, Dianne Wiest, Jack Warden, Elaine Stritch |
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| Director | Woody Allen |
| Studio | MGM ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 19 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | English |
| Dubbed | French, German, Spanish |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | Danish, Dutch, English, French, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish |
| Released | DVD: 15 Apr 2002 Production year: 1987 |
| Format | DVD |
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A title admirably suited to the melancholic mood of Woody Allen's autumnal story, a tale straight out of Chekhov, as relationships fray between intellectuals in a Vermont mansion, where Mia Farrow, Denholm Elliott, Dianne Wiest and Sam Waterston vent their frustrations on each other. It's one of Allen's early “serious” pieces, without his angst-prone presence, and was originally filmed with Maureen O'Sullivan (Farrow's real-life mother), Sam Shepard and Charles Durning, but Allen was so unsure about its balance that he largely re-shot it, and was forced to find alternative actors because of the cast's other commitments. The result is wonderfully stylish and beautifully shot, but don't expect a barrel of laughs except from Elaine Stritch as a former film star who is visiting her daughter, Farrow.
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"...Exceedingly well acted and sparked by numerous outstanding scenes....Farrow is heartwrenching in her portrayal of naked, undisguised pain..."
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Play the opposite Mia!
Lane is a very sad, depressed young lady and Mia Farrow plays her with a gloom and doom look and voice throughout. Makes you want to slap her and tell her to get out of her smart Vermont house and get some enjoyment into her life. It is also very tedious to watch such a monotone acting performance from the film's star. The theme of the movie seems to be that some of us face up to life's difficulties and pull through, others go under. Except that in a practical sense Lane is moving on and coping with the sale of the family home and planning a new life in New York, perhaps as a photographer. If she were as depressed as portrayed I doubt she would be getting that much together. That said there are good things in this Bergmanesque Allen film. There are even some jokes if you can rise above the all pervasive mood of pessimism to spot them. Elaine Strich delivers a fine performance as Lane's mother and steals the film from the acting point of view. There is a nice little jazzy soundscape and the (all interior) design is pleasing autumnal gold. Not so sure about the frumpy costumes Mia and her female co-star are forced to wear. Yeah, these two women really do have to get a life. But would you chose Sam Waterston as your lover on his showing here? Check it out and see, ladies.
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5 out of 6 people found this review helpful
[Highly rated reviewer]
Play the opposite Mia!
Lane is a very sad, depressed young lady and Mia Farrow plays her with a gloom and doom look and voice throughout. Makes you want to slap her and tell her to get out of her smart Vermont house and get some enjoyment into her life. It is also very tedious to watch such a monotone acting performance from the film's star. The theme of the movie seems to be that some of us face up to life's difficulties and pull through, others go under. Except that in a practical sense Lane is moving on and coping with the sale of the family home and planning a new life in New York, perhaps as a photographer. If she were as depressed as portrayed I doubt she would be getting that much together. That said there are good things in this Bergmanesque Allen film. There are even some jokes if you can rise above the all pervasive mood of pessimism to spot them. Elaine Strich delivers a fine performance as Lane's mother and steals the film from the acting point of view. There is a nice little jazzy soundscape and the (all interior) design is pleasing autumnal gold. Not so sure about the frumpy costumes Mia and her female co-star are forced to wear. Yeah, these two women really do have to get a life. But would you chose Sam Waterston as your lover on his showing here? Check it out and see, ladies.
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