Starting Over (1979)

Réalisateur:

Alan J. Pakula

Scénaristes:

James L. Brooks (writer)
Dan Wakefield (novel)

Date de sortie:

15 février 1980 (Australia)

Genre:

Comedie

Accroche:

Phil Potter would like to straighten out his life...One way, or the other.

Intrigue:

A divorced man falls in love, but somehow he can't get over his ex-wife. This effects his love life in comic ways. Based on Dan Wakefield's novel.

Plot Keywords:

Divorcé | Thanksgiving | Human Relationship | Support Group | Christmas

Récompenses:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 6 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

A smart, sophisticated movie that unfortunately palls with 30 minutes to go

Ensemble

Burt Reynolds	...	Phil Potter
Jill Clayburgh	...	Marilyn Holmberg
Candice Bergen	...	Jessica Potter
Charles Durning	...	Michael (Mickey) Potter
Frances Sternhagen	...	Marva Potter
Austin Pendleton	...	Paul
Mary Kay Place	...	Marie
MacIntyre Dixon	...	Dan Ryan
Jay O. Sanders	...	Larry (as Jay Sanders)
Charles Kimbrough	...	Salesman
Richard Whiting	...	Everett
Alfie Wise	...	Workshop Member
Wallace Shawn	...	Workshop Member
Sturgis Warner	...	John Morganson
Mary Catherine Wright	...	Student 1 (as Mary C. Wright)

Durée:

105 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

1,78 : 1

Son:

Stereo

Classification:

Iceland:L | Australia:M | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Norway:16 | USA:R | UK:AA (original rating) | UK:15 (re-rating) (1987)

Lieux de tournage:

Boston Garden - 150 Causeway Street, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Société:

Century Associates

Anecdotes:

The shower of Valium pills was based on an actual incident that happened to Burt Reynolds.

Goofs:

Erreurs factuelles: During an outdoor grade school carnival, bathing suit-clad Marilyn participates in a dunk tank concession in the dead of a Boston winter. In reality, she would freeze.

Guillemet:

Marilyn Holmberg: What do you want?
Phil Potter: I want us to live together. I want us to get married. I want us to have children together. I want us to put our teeth in the same cup. I want us buried together in a family plot with one headstone. What do you want?
Marilyn Holmberg: I want a separate cup for my teeth.

Connexions De Film:

Référencé sur Fist of Fear, Touch of Death (1980)

Bande son:

Starting Over

A smart, sophisticated movie that unfortunately palls with 30 minutes to go

Although puzzlingly slow-moving, "Starting Over" is a gentle, funny film about a newly-divorced man attempting to date again. I loved it when Burt Reynolds (in a benign but amiable performance) hits the furniture store to fill up his apartment, but then sits in his studio surrounded by all the new pieces and now has nothing to do. Or when girlfriend Jill Clayburgh shouts at him, "I am no one-nighter! I am a teacher! I am going for my Masters!" The movie doesn't know what to do with its characters near the end--taking us down a few roads which disappointed me--but otherwise it's a smart, subtle comedy and the appealing players make the most of it. *** out of ****