A Couch in New York Movie Review 1995

Limp romantic comedy features that old standby--opposites attracting. French dancer Beatrice (Binoche) responds to an ad for a temporary Paris-New York apartment switch placed by a stuffy psychoanalyst, Henry Harriston (Hurt). Henry's patients presume Beatrice is his replacement (he works at home) and the free-spirit begins giving them ad hoc advice. Meanwhile in Paris, Henry's plagued by all Beatrice's heartsick boyfriends and decides to come back early. When he arrives unannounced, she assumes he's a new patient and he's intrigued enough to go along. Lots of yakking, not too many sparks, and a strained artificiality make for a dull mix.

Distribution

BMG Entertainment, 1540 Broadway, New York, NY 10036-4039, Phone: (212)930-4000, URL: http://www.bmg.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 104 minutes.
Originally from French, Belgian, German.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Comedy, Shrinks, New York, New York, Mistaken Identity

Screenplay

Chantal Akerman, Jean-Louis Benoit

Cast

William Hurt, Juliette Binoche, Paul Guilfoyle, Stephanie Buttle, Richard Jenkins, Kent Broadhurst, Henry Bean, Barbara Garrick

Cinematography

Dietrich Lohmann

Director

Chantal Akerman

Music

Paolo Conte, Sonia Atherton

Producer

Regine Konckier, Jean-Luc Ormieres, Robin O'Hara, Les Films Balenciaga, France 2 Cinema, Paradise Films, Babelsberg Film Produktion