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Mood:
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- BetrayalFeminismSelf DiscoveryFriendshipDishonestyMind and SoulSocietyCouples more...
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- DramaComedy
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- Contemporary21st Century
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- New York
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- Girls' Night
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- All Star CastStrong Female Presence
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The Women, 2008
English
USA
Profile of The Women
The Women can be described as witty, bittersweet, and humorous. The plot revolves around feminism, betrayal, and self discovery. The main genres are drama and comedy. In terms of style, The Women features an all-star cast and stars a strong female character. In approach, it is realistic. It is located in New York. The Women takes place in contemporary times. It is a remake and adapted from a play. It is well suited for a girls' night. Note that The Women involves drugs/alcohol and profanity.
Summary of The Women
Packed with an all-star cast, Diane English's (MURPHY BROWN) contemporary version of THE WOMEN showcases the talents of Annette Bening, Meg Ryan, Jada Pinkett Smith, Candice Bergen, and Debra Messing. Like the 1939 original, the film deals with the relationships among a close-knit group of female friends, who, when their marriages fail and their lives are on the verge of falling apart, turn to each other for support. On the surface, Mary (Ryan) appears the happiest of the bunch, but her life changes instantly when her best friend Sylvia (Bening) discovers that Mary's husband's having an affair. The actresses frequently appear on screen as an ensemble, exhibiting a relaxed, compelling chemistry. The film feels cluttered at times, but perhaps that is fitting considering how much each female character has on her plate with regards to family, work, marriage, and friendship. Eva Mendes appears as the jaw-dropping beauty who is partially to blame for the fallout of Mary's marriage. As Mary's mother and the voice of wisdom, Bergen delivers the film's best lines with sarcasm, wit, and charm.
As in the SEX AND THE CITY movie, the message here seems to be that before finding love with a man, a woman must truly love and know herself. While Mary's high-society social standing enables her to start a fashion line on a whim and makes her self-transformation somewhat easy, female viewers from all walks of life are likely to recognize something relatable in the many women characters driving the film. One nice touch is that while much of the drama surrounds various marital problems, even the cheating husband in question never appears on screen. When you get down to it, the film's most important relationships are between the women themselves.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 4 September 2008 |
| Runtime: | 114 min |
Cast and Crew
as Mary Haines
as Sylvia Fowler
as Crystal Allen
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San Francisco Chronicle
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- by: David Wiegand
Entertainment Weekly
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- by: Owen Gleiberman
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- 21.December.2011
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- by: edfred
- edfred rated this movie6/10Okay
- 23.September.2010
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