The Four Seasons

"Here's to our friends... and the strength to put up with them."

1981 1h 47m EN

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 75

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Synopsis

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Three middle-aged wealthy couples take vacations together in Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Along the way we are treated to mid-life, marital, parental and other crises.

“Here's to our friends... and the strength to put up with them.”

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Cast

Alan Alda
Jack Burroughs
Carol Burnett
Kate Burroughs
Len Cariou
Nick Callan
Sandy Dennis
Anne Callan
Rita Moreno
Claudia Zimmer
Jack Weston
Danny Zimmer
Bess Armstrong
Ginny Newley (Callan)
Elizabeth Alda
Beth Burroughs

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alan Alda
Writers: Alan Alda
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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45 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alan Alda, shot by Victor J. Kemper. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Alan Alda and Carol Burnett and Len Cariou carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Here's to our friends... and the strength to put up with them.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0082405 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 75 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Alan Alda directs. Victor J. Kemper behind the camera. Michael Economou cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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145 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Alan Alda, shot by Victor J. Kemper. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Michael Economou shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Alan Alda and Carol Burnett and Len Cariou carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Here's to our friends... and the strength to put up with them.".
6IMDB entry: tt0082405 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 75 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Victor J. Kemper
Editing: Michael Economou
Production design: Jack T. Collis
Costume design: Jane Greenwood
Makeup / hair: Lynn Donahue
Sound: Robert L. Hoyt
Runtime: 107 min · 1h 47m
Status: Released
Box office: $50,427,646
Original language: EN
IMDB: The Four Seasons (1981)

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Peter McGinn2023-03-03
★ 6/10
I watched this for the first way back in the 80s, a few years after it came out. I remember I liked it then, though not as much as another Alda film, Sweet Liberty, which seems hard to find these days. The Four Seasons feels more obvious to me this time around, probably an unfair comparison because of having seen it once and because I am obviously a different person with many more layers of experience added on after all this time. For starters, I have written many novels over the years, and that has changed how I look at movie plots, I believe. Anyway, parts of this movie are still very good. There is an undeniable chemistry between some of the main characters, starting with Alan Alda and Carol Burnett’s couple. The banter is great at times, though occasionally repetitious. Growth in the characters seems very slow usually, which may be part of the point. We seem to take a long time getting to Alda’s character’s breakout moment, which the entire film points towards. I would have liked to see more done with Lisa’s depressed character as I felt left hanging there. Interesting that she was played by Alan Alda’s daughter. And it was also interesting to see Rita Moreno in an early role, having seen her recently in 80 for Brady and knowing I knew her but not knowing exactly from where. So it is a good film, perhaps with not quite as much depth as it signals that it will have. It feels a bit stagnated waiting for the big moment by Alan Alda’s repressed character.

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