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Another Woman (1988 film)

January 20, 2023

For the Taiwanese film, see Another Woman (2015 film).

Another Woman is a 1988 American drama film written and directed by Woody Allen. It stars Gena Rowlands as a philosophy professor who accidentally overhears the private analysis of a stranger, and finds the woman's regrets and despair awaken something personal in her.

Another Woman
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWoody Allen
Written byWoody Allen
Produced byRobert Greenhut
Starring
CinematographySven Nykvist
Edited bySusan E. Morse
Distributed byOrion Pictures
Release date
  • October 14, 1988 (1988-10-14)
Running time
77 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1,562,749

Modern film critics view Another Woman favorably.[citation needed]

Plot

Marion Post is a New York philosophy professor over 50 on a leave of absence to write a new book. Due to construction work in her building, she sublets a furnished apartment downtown for peace and quiet.

Her work there is interrupted by voices from a neighboring office in the building where a therapist conducts his analysis. She quickly realizes that she is privy to the despairing sessions of another woman, Hope, who is disturbed by a growing feeling that her life is false and empty. Her words strike a chord in Marion, who begins to question herself in the same way.

Marion comes to realize that, like her father, she has been unfair, unkind and judgmental to the people closest to her: her unsuccessful brother Paul and his wife Lynn, who feel they embarrass her; her best friend from high school Claire, who feels eclipsed by her; her first husband Sam, who eventually committed suicide; and her stepdaughter Laura, who admires her but resents her high-handedness.

She also realizes that her marriage to her second husband, Ken, is unfulfilling and that she missed her one chance at love with his best friend, Larry. She finally manages to meet the woman in therapy as she contemplates a Klimt painting called "Hope". Although she wants to know more about the woman, she ends up talking more about herself, realizing that she made a mistake by having an abortion years ago and that at her age there are many things in life she will not have anymore.

Marion leaves Ken after catching him in an affair. She resolves to change her life for the better, and takes steps to repair her relationship with Paul and Laura. By the end of the film, she reflects that, for the first time in years, she feels hopeful.

Cast

Background

Another Woman borrows heavily from the films of Allen's idol Ingmar Bergman, particularly Wild Strawberries, whose main character is an elderly professor who learns from a close relative that his family hates him. Allen also recreates some of Wild Strawberries's dream sequences, and puts Marion into a similar situation as Isak Borg: both characters reexamine their life after friends and family accuse them of being cold and unfeeling. The film has many of Allen's signature features, particularly the New York City setting; only a few scenes are shot outside the city, in the Hamptons. It also uses classical music (Claude Debussy's orchestral arrangement of Erik Satie's Gymnopédie No. 1, renamed Gymnopédie No. 3), and poetry (Rainer Maria Rilke's "Archaic Torso of Apollo") to serve its narrative, as do earlier and later films such as Hannah and Her Sisters, Crimes and Misdemeanors, and Husbands and Wives. It focuses primarily on upper middle class intellectuals, as nearly all of Allen's 1980s films do.[citation needed]

Reception

Another Woman received modest praise from critics and holds a 59% positive "Rotten" rating on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes from 27 reviews.[1]

Tim Robey of The Daily Telegraph called the film "one of [Allen's] shortest, least funny, and very best films".[2] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times similarly praised the film, awarding it a full four stars and writing, "Allen's film is not a remake of Wild Strawberries in any sense, but a meditation on the same theme: the story of a thoughtful person, thoughtfully discovering why she might have benefitted from being a little less thoughtful."[3] Variety praised the film as "brave, in many ways fascinating, and in all respects of a caliber rarely seen."[4]

Vincent Canby of The New York Times was more critical of the film, remarking, "Everyone speaks slightly stilted, epistolary dialogue. The rounded sentences sound as if they'd been written in a French influenced by Flaubert, then translated into English by a lesser student of Constance Garnett." He added, "Mr. Allen is becoming an immensely sophisticated director, but this screenplay is in need of a merciless literary editor. It's full of an earnest teen-age writer's superfluous words, in addition to flashbacks and a dream sequence that contain material better dealt with in the film's contemporary narrative."[5]

Modern reception is often more favorable. It was ranked 13th among Allen's works in a Time Out contributors' poll, with editor Dave Calhoun considering it "further proof that some of Woody’s finest films are those that drop the kvetching men to explore troubled women".[6] It was 19th in Chris Nashawaty's list for Entertainment Weekly.[7] The Daily Telegraph film critics Robbie Collin and Tim Robey named Another Woman the director's fourth-greatest film, praising its "remarkably elegant hold on tone" and lauding Rowlands's performance as one of the finest in any film directed by Allen.[8]

Soundtrack

References

  1. ^ "Another Woman (1988)". Rotten Tomatoes. from the original on September 1, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "Tim Robey recommends... Another Woman (1988)". The Daily Telegraph. May 10, 2013. from the original on June 22, 2015. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
  3. ^ Ebert, Roger (November 18, 1988). "Another Woman". Chicago Sun-Times. from the original on October 20, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  4. ^ "Review: 'Another Woman'". Variety. December 31, 1987. from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  5. ^ Canby, Vincent (October 14, 1988). "Review/Film; Allen Directs Rowlands In 'Another Woman'". The New York Times. from the original on February 11, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  6. ^ "The best Woody Allen movies of all time". Time Out. March 24, 2016. from the original on May 29, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  7. ^ Nashawaty, Chris (July 18, 2016). "Woody Allen Films, Ranked". Entertainment Weekly. from the original on August 6, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  8. ^ Collin, Robbie; Robey, Tim (October 12, 2016). "All 47 Woody Allen movies - ranked from worst to best". The Daily Telegraph. from the original on January 18, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  9. ^ Harvey, Adam (2007). The Soundtracks of Woody Allen. US: Macfarland & Company,Inc. p. 21. ISBN 9780786429684.

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For the Taiwanese film see Another Woman 2015 film Another Woman is a 1988 American drama film written and directed by Woody Allen It stars Gena Rowlands as a philosophy professor who accidentally overhears the private analysis of a stranger and finds the woman s regrets and despair awaken something personal in her Another WomanTheatrical release posterDirected byWoody AllenWritten byWoody AllenProduced byRobert GreenhutStarringPhilip Bosco Betty Buckley Blythe Danner Sandy Dennis Mia Farrow Gene Hackman Ian Holm John Houseman Martha Plimpton Gena Rowlands David Ogden Stiers Harris YulinCinematographySven NykvistEdited bySusan E MorseDistributed byOrion PicturesRelease dateOctober 14 1988 1988 10 14 Running time77 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBox office 1 562 749Modern film critics view Another Woman favorably citation needed Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Background 4 Reception 5 Soundtrack 6 References 7 External linksPlot EditMarion Post is a New York philosophy professor over 50 on a leave of absence to write a new book Due to construction work in her building she sublets a furnished apartment downtown for peace and quiet Her work there is interrupted by voices from a neighboring office in the building where a therapist conducts his analysis She quickly realizes that she is privy to the despairing sessions of another woman Hope who is disturbed by a growing feeling that her life is false and empty Her words strike a chord in Marion who begins to question herself in the same way Marion comes to realize that like her father she has been unfair unkind and judgmental to the people closest to her her unsuccessful brother Paul and his wife Lynn who feel they embarrass her her best friend from high school Claire who feels eclipsed by her her first husband Sam who eventually committed suicide and her stepdaughter Laura who admires her but resents her high handedness She also realizes that her marriage to her second husband Ken is unfulfilling and that she missed her one chance at love with his best friend Larry She finally manages to meet the woman in therapy as she contemplates a Klimt painting called Hope Although she wants to know more about the woman she ends up talking more about herself realizing that she made a mistake by having an abortion years ago and that at her age there are many things in life she will not have anymore Marion leaves Ken after catching him in an affair She resolves to change her life for the better and takes steps to repair her relationship with Paul and Laura By the end of the film she reflects that for the first time in years she feels hopeful Cast EditGena Rowlands as Marion Post Mia Farrow as Hope Ian Holm as Ken Post Blythe Danner as Lydia Betty Buckley as Kathy John Houseman as Marion s Father Sandy Dennis as Claire Frances Conroy as Lynn Philip Bosco as Sam Martha Plimpton as Laura Harris Yulin as Paul Gene Hackman as Larry Lewis David Ogden Stiers as Young Marion s FatherBackground EditAnother Woman borrows heavily from the films of Allen s idol Ingmar Bergman particularly Wild Strawberries whose main character is an elderly professor who learns from a close relative that his family hates him Allen also recreates some of Wild Strawberries s dream sequences and puts Marion into a similar situation as Isak Borg both characters reexamine their life after friends and family accuse them of being cold and unfeeling The film has many of Allen s signature features particularly the New York City setting only a few scenes are shot outside the city in the Hamptons It also uses classical music Claude Debussy s orchestral arrangement of Erik Satie s Gymnopedie No 1 renamed Gymnopedie No 3 and poetry Rainer Maria Rilke s Archaic Torso of Apollo to serve its narrative as do earlier and later films such as Hannah and Her Sisters Crimes and Misdemeanors and Husbands and Wives It focuses primarily on upper middle class intellectuals as nearly all of Allen s 1980s films do citation needed Reception EditAnother Woman received modest praise from critics and holds a 59 positive Rotten rating on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes from 27 reviews 1 Tim Robey of The Daily Telegraph called the film one of Allen s shortest least funny and very best films 2 Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun Times similarly praised the film awarding it a full four stars and writing Allen s film is not a remake of Wild Strawberries in any sense but a meditation on the same theme the story of a thoughtful person thoughtfully discovering why she might have benefitted from being a little less thoughtful 3 Variety praised the film as brave in many ways fascinating and in all respects of a caliber rarely seen 4 Vincent Canby of The New York Times was more critical of the film remarking Everyone speaks slightly stilted epistolary dialogue The rounded sentences sound as if they d been written in a French influenced by Flaubert then translated into English by a lesser student of Constance Garnett He added Mr Allen is becoming an immensely sophisticated director but this screenplay is in need of a merciless literary editor It s full of an earnest teen age writer s superfluous words in addition to flashbacks and a dream sequence that contain material better dealt with in the film s contemporary narrative 5 Modern reception is often more favorable It was ranked 13th among Allen s works in a Time Out contributors poll with editor Dave Calhoun considering it further proof that some of Woody s finest films are those that drop the kvetching men to explore troubled women 6 It was 19th in Chris Nashawaty s list for Entertainment Weekly 7 The Daily Telegraph film critics Robbie Collin and Tim Robey named Another Woman the director s fourth greatest film praising its remarkably elegant hold on tone and lauding Rowlands s performance as one of the finest in any film directed by Allen 8 Soundtrack EditGymnopedie No 1 1888 Music by Erik Satie Performed by Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire Conducted by Louis Auriacombe The Bilbao Song 1929 Music by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht Performed by Bernie Leighton Unaccompanied Cello Suite in D Major Written by Johann Sebastian Bach Performed by Yo Yo Ma Ecuatorial 1934 Music by Edgard Varese Performed by Ensemble Intercontemporain Conducted by Pierre Boulez Perdido 1941 Written by Juan Tizol Performed by Dave Brubeck Quartet You d Be So Nice to Come Home To 1943 Written by Cole Porter Performed by Jim Hall Lovely to Look At 1935 Music by Jerome Kern Performed by Bernie Leighton A Fine Romance 1936 Music by Jerome Kern Performed by Erroll Garner Make Believe 1927 Music by Jerome Kern Performed by Erroll Garner Symphony No 4 in G Major 1901 Written by Gustav Mahler Performed by New York Philharmonic Directed by Leonard Bernstein Smiles 1917 Music by Lee S Roberts Performed by Teddy Wilson On the Sunny Side of the Street 1930 Music by Jimmy McHugh Performed by Teddy Wilson Sonata for Cello and Piano No 2 BWV 1028 1721 Music by Johann Sebastian Bach Performed by Mischa Maisky amp Martha Argerich Roses of Picardy 1916 Music by Haydn Wood Performed by Frankie Carle Sonata for Cello and Piano No 3 BWV 1029 1721 Music by Johann Sebastian Bach Performed by Mischa Maisky amp Martha Argerich 9 References Edit Another Woman 1988 Rotten Tomatoes Archived from the original on September 1 2015 Retrieved June 29 2022 Tim Robey recommends Another Woman 1988 The Daily Telegraph May 10 2013 Archived from the original on June 22 2015 Retrieved June 22 2015 Ebert Roger November 18 1988 Another Woman Chicago Sun Times Archived from the original on October 20 2018 Retrieved September 18 2015 Review Another Woman Variety December 31 1987 Archived from the original on March 5 2016 Retrieved September 18 2015 Canby Vincent October 14 1988 Review Film Allen Directs Rowlands In Another Woman The New York Times Archived from the original on February 11 2019 Retrieved September 18 2015 The best Woody Allen movies of all time Time Out March 24 2016 Archived from the original on May 29 2017 Retrieved February 1 2017 Nashawaty Chris July 18 2016 Woody Allen Films Ranked Entertainment Weekly Archived from the original on August 6 2017 Retrieved July 27 2017 Collin Robbie Robey Tim October 12 2016 All 47 Woody Allen movies ranked from worst to best The Daily Telegraph Archived from the original on January 18 2021 Retrieved February 1 2017 Harvey Adam 2007 The Soundtracks of Woody Allen US Macfarland amp Company Inc p 21 ISBN 9780786429684 External links EditAnother Woman at IMDb Another Woman at Box Office Mojo Another Woman at the American Film Institute Catalog Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Another Woman 1988 film amp oldid 1123852366, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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