Husbands and Wives
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| Directed by | Woody Allen |
| Produced by | Robert Greenhut |
| Written by | Woody Allen |
| Starring | Woody Allen Mia Farrow Sydney Pollack Liam Neeson Judy Davis Juliette Lewis |
| Cinematography | Carlo Di Palma |
| Release date(s) | September 18, 1992 |
| Running time | 108 min |
| Language | English |
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Husbands and Wives is a 1992 American film directed and written by Woody Allen. The films stars Allen, Mia Farrow, Sydney Pollack, Judy Davis, and Juliette Lewis. It was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Judy Davis) and Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Woody Allen).
[edit] Synopsis
The film is about two couples: Jack (Pollack) and Sally (Davis), and Gabe (Allen) and Judy (Farrow). Gabe is an English professor at a college, Judy works at a magazine, Jack is a businessman, and Sally is a co-worker. The film starts when Jack and Sally arrive at Gabe and Judy's apartment and announce their separation. Gabe is shocked, but Judy takes the news personally and is very hurt. Still confused, they go out for dinner.
Later that night, Judy asks Gabe if he ever fantasizes about other woman. Gabe brushes her questions off, and they go to bed. The next day, Gabe approaches Rain, a student of his that he admires for her brilliant writing. Rain and Gabe go out for a walk while discussing her writing. That night, Sally goes to the apartment of a colleague.
They plan to go out together to the opera and then to dinner. Sally asks if she can use his phone, and calls Jack. Learning from him that he has met someone she accuses him of having an affair during their marriage. Shortly after, Gabe, Judy and Sally are out walking when they spot Jack with a younger woman. Sally departs hastily, dropping her purse and its contents while climbing into a taxi. Judy and Gabe are introduced to Jack's new girlfriend, Sam, an aerobics trainer.
While Judy and Sam shop, Gabe tells Jack that his new girlfriend is a 'cocktail waitress'. He asks him why he left Sally for someone like that. About a week later, Judy introduces Sally to Michael, a colleague at the magazine Judy works for. Michael asks Sally out. Later, at a party, Jack and Sam get into a ferocious argument. Sam throws a fit outside, and Jack aggressively forces Sam into the car. He goes to Sally's house, where he finds her with Michael. Jack throws a fit, and Sally makes him leave.
Soon, Jack and Sally are back together and the couple meet Judy and Gabe for dinner like old times. After dinner, Judy and Gabe get into an argument and Judy admits that the marriage isn't working. They split and Judy spends time with Michael consoling him on his loss, now that Sally is back with Jack. Meanwhile, Gabe has developed a friendship with Rain and has her read the manuscript for his working novel. She comments on its brilliance, though has several criticisms, to which Gabe becomes defensive due to its pseudo-autobiographical nature. At Rain's twenty-first birthday party, the lights go out because of a storm, and Rain asks for a "birthday kiss". Illuminated by the lightning, Gabe and Rain have a romantic moment, but afterwards he tells her he cannot pursue it and leaves.
After an argument over Sally, Judy becomes frustrated with Michael and motions to leave. Highlighting her "passive aggressiveness", Michael follows and they eventually marry.
[edit] External links
- Husbands and Wives at the Internet Movie Database
- "Love and Fog", a 1992 Entertainment Weekly article on the making of Husbands and Wives.
- "Scenes from a Marriage", a 1992 EW article detailing the release of Husbands and Wives soon after Allen and Farrow split up.
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