September Movie Review 1988

Woody does Bergman again with a shuttered, claustrophobic drama about six unhappy people trying to verbalize their feelings in a dark summer house in Vermont. Well-acted throughout and interesting at first, but the whining and angst attacks eventually give way to boredom. Of course, the Woodman went on to "Crimes and Misdemeanors," blending his dark and comedic sides masterfully, so the best way to look at this is as a training film.

Distribution

Orion Home Video, MGM, 2500 Broadway, 3515, Santa Monica, CA 90404-3036, Phone: (310)449-3000, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 82 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Yuppie Nightmares, Screen Teams: Allen & Farrow, Only the Lonely

Screenplay

Woody Allen

Cast

Mia Farrow, Dianne Wiest, Denholm Elliott, Sam Waterston, Elaine Stritch, Jack Warden

Cinematography

Carlo Di Palma

Director

Woody Allen

Music

Art Tatum

Producer

Orion Pictures, Jack Rollins, Charles H. Joffe