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Husbands and Wives

1992 · 108 min

A raw, funny-sad autopsy of relationships, shot with jittery intimacy and confessional interviews that make you squirm and laugh.

Tagline
A hilarious comedy about being married, being single, sex and life in New York.
Overview
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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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • obsession
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • mockumentary
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama, romance
Directed by
Woody Allen
Written by
Woody Allen
Starring
Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Judy Davis, Sydney Pollack, Juliette Lewis, Liam Neeson, Lysette Anthony, Cristi Conaway
Cinematography
Carlo Di Palma
Runtime
108 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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