Yes, good one. And the sequel, FATHER'S LITTLE DIVIDEND, while not as good, is still enjoyable.
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ZolotoyRetriever — 2 years ago(April 05, 2023 06:52 AM)
A couple that come to mind:
Pete 'n' Tillie
(1972), with Walter Matthau and Carol Burnett, was excellent.
How to Murder Your Wife
(1965), with Jack Lemmon, Virna Lisi, Terry Thomas. Great comedy, overall an excellent film.
*would also add
Love Story
(1970), with Ali MacGraw, Ryan O'Neal, Ray Milland.
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ZolotoyRetriever — 2 years ago(April 05, 2023 10:45 PM)
Comedy-wise, you should definitely check out
Overboard
(1987), with Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell involved in a sham marriage. Great, fun movie.
Also, another great comedy revolving around marriage,
A New Leaf
(1971), written and directed by - as well as starring - Elaine May and Walter Matthau, with a great supporting cast.
Days of Wine and Roses
(1962) with Jack Lemmon, Lee Remick, Charles Bickford and Jack Klugman, really needs to be mentioned, though it's certainly no comedy: it's pretty dark and depressing, so you may want to just keep that one in mind.
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spiderwort — 2 years ago(April 06, 2023 12:36 AM)
I've seen
Overboard
and really enjoyed it. I haven't seen
A New Leaf
– how that's possible I do not know. I'm ashamed of myself, because it's one I need to see for Elaine May's historically significant work alone.
As for
Days of Wine and Roses,
I've seen it more than once and loved it, as dark and depressing as it is. That said, I have to say that an even better version is the amazing
Playhouse 90
live TV version, starring Cliff Robertson and Piper Laurie and directed by a 27 year old John Frankenheimer! It's absolutely stunning, with
incredible
performances by the cast and
brilliant
direction by Frankenheimer, all working live, moment to moment and scene to scene. If you ever get a chance to see it, you owe it to yourself to do so. (One caveat: the opening scene at the meeting was recorded separately, because all the rest takes place in the apartment, and all of that was done live for an hour and a half.)
It's available in a Criterion Collection called "The Golden Age of Television" that you can get from Amazon. It includes other greats from that time like
Marty, Requiem for a Heavyweight
, and
Bang the Drum Slowly
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ZolotoyRetriever — 2 years ago(April 06, 2023 01:39 AM)
Thanks for the heads-up about the television production of
Days of Wine and Roses
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ZolotoyRetriever — 2 years ago(April 06, 2023 02:41 AM)
Saw it so many years ago I've all but forgotten it. Must re-watch it one of these days. Last thing I recall seeing him in was
J. W. Coop
(1972) a pretty decent neo-Western, and
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PygmyLion — 2 years ago(April 06, 2023 02:35 AM)
A quaint little movie that I recently watched about marriage was "Vacation from Marriage" (1945) with Robert Donat and Deborah Kerr. They are a quiet couple living in London and both go off to war, he with Navy and her with the Wrens. Both build up their self esteem, and meet again in London after several years apart and neither is content with their old way of life.
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Woodyanders — 2 years ago(June 04, 2023 01:12 AM)
45 Years (2015). A beautifully subtle and quietly devastating little gem about an aging couple on the verge of celebrating their 45th anniversary only to have something from the husband's past emerge in the present that threatens to undermine everything. Charlotte Rampling gives an outstanding performance as the wife and totally deserved her Best Actress Oscar nomination. Tom Courtenay is likewise fine as the husband.
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spiderwort — 2 years ago(June 04, 2023 02:28 AM)
Oh, Woody, I've wanted so badly to see this, but I fear it will be too hard for me to watch right now. I have avoided it and
Amour
(2012), because I think they are probably both heart-breaking. But thanks for the recommendations. Rest assured that when I'm feeling up to it I will watch them – well, at least
45 Years
. Not sure I'll ever be able to watch
Amour
.
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Woodyanders — 2 years ago(June 04, 2023 11:42 AM)
When a Man Loves a Woman (1994). Very touching drama with a superb Meg Ryan as a wife and mother with a severe drinking problem that threatens to ruin her marriage and also puts her two kids in danger. Andy Garcia is also terrific as Ryan's worried husband. The two girls playing the daughters are really good and adorable. Not an easy movie to watch at times, but overall a real poignant and powerful one.
You've seen Guy Standeven in something because the man was in everything.
