Livestonth I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

Matylda Swan It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.

Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

Isbel A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Mark Turner While a fan of Woody Allen I never found him to be the cinematic genius that some did. He made good solid movies and some tremendous comedies in his career. But to rank him among the best directors always seemed like a stretch for me.In the eighties following several hit comedies Allen turned away from the genre and began making more dramatic films. Influenced by Ingmar Bergman some took on a dark tone and almost all followed the lives of women in the lead. Critically acclaimed for the most part the films died at the box office. And yet year after year studios still supported his films.ANOTHER WOMAN is one of the films from that time period. Gena Rowlands stars as Marion, the Dean of Philosophy at a woman's college on sabbatical as she writes a new book on the subject. To do so and avoid disruptions she takes an apartment that is next door to a psychiatrist's office. She discovers this when she finds she can hear his patients through the ventilation system. Putting pillows against the vent she shuts them out until one slips and she wakes from a nap to hear a woman talking about the problems she's having with her husband.The more she listens the more Marion begins to question the respectable life she now leads and the relationship she has with her own husband, Ken (Ian Holm). Compared to their friends their lives seem unadventurous and boring. An attempt to reignite their flame is rebuffed by Ken. This makes Marion recall their lives just before marriage, when the two of them were having an affair behind the back of Ken's first wife Kathy (Betty Buckley) and when his best friend Larry (Gene Hackman) encouraged Marion to leave Ken and run away with him.With each passing day Marion becomes more infatuated with the stories the psychiatrists patient (Mia Farrow) tells him. She also finds that her relationships are not what she thought they were. Her closest one is with Ken's daughter Laura (Martha Plimpton). One she had but forgot was an old friend who became an actress (Sandy Dennis) who she finds out resented her all along. As she begins to look at her life Marion begins to wonder who she is, what her life is really all about and just how she has affected those around her.The film might sound like a boring melodrama but it isn't. The combination of solid performances by everyone involved as well as the well-paced and written script makes it an interesting story and one that might inspire everyone to give their own life a look. Do we see ourselves through the eyes of others or are we blind to the possibility we aren't what we think we are? There are no big laughs in this film but no points of sadness that are inescapable either. Instead we get a glimpse into the life of this woman and what goes on in her life. In true Allen fashion I must say that his choice for characters always seems to run the same, socialites living in high fashion going to cocktail parties and drinking wine. It would be interesting to see what he could do choosing a different motif like a redneck bar.Twilight Time brings this movie back to life after being abandoned by the original studio, another of their blu-ray releases of movies forgotten or considered unprofitable by their home base. Extras are sparse with only an isolated score soundtrack and the original theatrical trailer. And as with all Twilight Time releases this title is limited to just 3,000 copies so if you're a fan of Allen make sure and order yours today.

suite92 The Three Acts:The initial tableaux: Marion turned 50, and all seems well with her. She's a philosophy professor and an author who is on sabbatical to write a new book. She's rented a flat to allow her to concentrate on the writing. Unfortunately, the sound of conversation drifts in through the air vent from the adjacent flat. The introspection starts. Delineation of conflicts: Marion thinks her marriage is just fine, but then she discovers hanging weaknesses. She believes her relationships with her family are OK, but then starts revisiting those relationships. She was convinced friends and family thought highly of her, but then gets a number of reappraisals.Resolution: Earnest discussions produce new discoveries; will these help Marion?

leonblackwood Review: I couldn't really get into this movie. I found it pretty dull and depressing. I know that the main character is supposed to be going through a mid-life crisis, but it seemed very one toned and the storyline was all over the place. I did feel for the main character, whose played by Gena Rowland, because she didn't really feel loved by her husband and she lusted over Gene Hackman, but the film seemed to drag from one scene to the next. I was constantly waiting for something major to happen, especially with the conversations that she hearing through her door with the psychiatrist, but that just led to a dead end. On the plus side, the acting wasn't bad and the variety of characters were well put together, but I think that Woody Allen should have made use of Gene Hackman a bit more. In all, it's a deep drama with some some emotional scenes but it just didn't do it for me. Average! Round-Up: This is yet another project from Woody Allen which is based around troubled relationships and infidelity. It doesn't have any of Allen's typical wit or annoying one liners, which is a plus, but it could have done with a twist or something out of the norm. Judging by the amount of money that this movie lost at the box office, I'm not alone with thinking that this was a disappointing look at a woman questioning the decisions that she had made in her life. I'm glad that Woody Allen didn't choose Mia Farrow as the lead, because it would have been really hard to watch, but it still lacks a certain punch. Anyway, I'm not a big fan of Gena Rowland's movies so I wasn't that disappointed with the outcome. Budget: $10million Worldwide Gross: $1.5millionI recommend this movie to people who are into there Woody Allen movies about a lady whose going through a mid-life crisis and questions her love for her husband. 3/10

Vihren Mitev I'm not sure about the translation of the title, but that's the movie is good to be watched I'm sure. It is not really for the taste of the masses, because talks about people celebrating fifty years of age who gradually turned his gazed back to the past where they find only old failures and lost moments of happiness.A second focus, it's about the life of a woman, a professor of philosophy encompassing loneliness slowly realizing it into her second marriage. Completely absorbed in her successful career and relying on the correctness of the cold and sober thought, she remembers how she escaped from the uncertainty of the adventure, which has been offered by true love, choosing the safety of the moral, ethical and pragmatic. Recalls also to have an abortion before that.When things between her and her second husband did not received (catching him with another woman), the protagonist seeks refuge in solitude, additions to her book and thinking about things that have happened to her over the years. This brought her to questions such as whether the memory is something you have or something you've lost. And whether happiness is living with someone or moment of a day alone with him without the interference of others.http://vihrenmitevmovies.blogspot.com/