Husbands and Wives

1992
15
1h 48m

IMDb RATING

7.5/10

32K

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Satire Comedy Drama Romance

When their best friends announce that they're separating, a professor and his wife discover the faults in their own marriage.When their best friends announce that they're separating, a professor and his wife discover the faults in their own marriage.When their best friends announce that they're separating, a professor and his wife discover the faults in their own marriage.

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IMDb RATING

7.5/10

32K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 13 wins & 17 nominations total

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Trivia
Hoping to piggyback on the publicity surrounding Woody Allen's breakup with Mia Farrow, TriStar opened the film on 865 screens, the largest number ever given over to a Woody Allen picture. They were rewarded with an opening weekend of 3.52 million dollars, the biggest ever for an Allen film.

Goofs
When Sally (Judy Davis) and Jack (Sydney Pollack) are arguing in their living room, one of the crew members can be seen moving in the reflection off the picture glass on the back wall.

Quotes
Sally: It's the Second Law of Thermodynamics: sooner or later everything turns to shit. That's my phrasing, not the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Sneakers/Where the Day Takes You/Husbands and Wives/Wind/Swoon (1992)

Soundtracks
What Is This Thing Called Love
(1929)
Written by Cole Porter
Performed by Leo Reisman and His Orchestra (as Leo Reisman & His Orchestra)
Courtesy of Academy Sound & Vision Limited

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Allen's Most Mature Drama..

This film, while rather amusing in some parts, is more or less a drama. Allen seems to have become more accepting of the "love fades" theme first presented in ANNIE HALL, and his characters seem to be a reflection of this maturity. The concepts of what love and marriage mean are dealt with in depth here, and there are no clear answers, of course. This provokes thought without being too sure of itself (who would expect that from Woody?)and provides a thoughtful examination of what makes love begin and last..or not.