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"A Therapeutic New Comedy"

2005 1h 42m EN

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★6.0TMDB · 858

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Synopsis

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A career driven professional from Manhattan is wooed by a young painter, who also happens to be the son of her psychoanalyst.

“A Therapeutic New Comedy”

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Cast

Uma Thurman
Rafi Gardet
Meryl Streep
Lisa Metzger
Bryan Greenberg
David Bloomberg
Jon Abrahams
Morris
Zak Orth
Randall
Annie Parisse
Catherine
Aubrey Dollar
Michelle
Jerry Adler
Sam

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ben Younger
Writers: Ben Younger
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.1× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ben Younger, shot by William Rexer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ryan Shore. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Kristina Boden shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Uma Thurman and Meryl Streep and Bryan Greenberg carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "A Therapeutic New Comedy".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0387514 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Ben Younger directs. William Rexer behind the camera. Ryan Shore scores. Kristina Boden cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Made its money back 3.1× over at the box office.
2Released 21 years ago.
3Directed by Ben Younger, shot by William Rexer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Ryan Shore. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Kristina Boden shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Uma Thurman and Meryl Streep and Bryan Greenberg carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A Therapeutic New Comedy".
8IMDB entry: tt0387514 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 16 themes, including "new york city", "lovesickness", "jealousy", "love of one's life".
10Released under 12 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: William Rexer
Original score: Ryan Shore
Editing: Kristina Boden
Production design: Mark Ricker
Costume design: Melissa Toth
Makeup / hair: J. Roy Helland
Stunt coordinator: Manny Siverio
Runtime: 102 min · 1h 42m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $22,000,000
Box office: $67,900,000
Return: 309% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Prime (2005)

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CinemaSerf2024-07-20
★ 6/10
"Rafi" (Uma Thurman) is on the rebound from a messy divorce when she meets the charismatic young artist "David" (Bryan Greenberg). In theory they have nothing in common - and she is fourteen years older than him. That's not going to stop them though, and she begins to regale her shrink (Meryl Streep) with tales of her new found affection. Sure, it's about sex - but she likes him - she's not that shallow. Their relationship is soon burgeoning; they are meeting friends and becoming a couple. Then the bombshell - his mother is her shrink! With the secrets out and his mother now aware rather embarrassingly of some details about his penis, the whole scenario must recalibrate. Can the couple make a go of things or is it all just an hormonal fling that will peter out? It's not terrible this film, helped not least by a Streep who plays the Jewish mother-cum-psychiatrist quite amusingly in the few scenes she graces. There's also a decent enough - if maybe a little too sincere - rapport between Thurman and her eye candy and it does occasionally make you wonder what age (or religion) ought to have to do with people falling in love (or even lust for that matter). The conclusion is pretty weak, I thought, and sort of falls between two stools despite the best efforts of the concierge "Damien" (Ato Essandoh). The production is a bit soapy at times, indeed plenty of it looked like a studio-based sitcom but with this cast and a bit of goodwill, you'll probably not hate it - I didn't.

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