Almost a decent woman
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Almost a decent woman |
| Original title | Sibling rivalry |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1990 |
| length | 84 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Carl Reiner |
| script | Martha Goldhirsh |
| production |
Liz Glotzer , David V. Lester , Don Miller |
| music | Jack Elliott |
| camera | Reynaldo Villalobos |
| cut | Bud Molin |
| occupation | |
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Sibling Rivalry ( Sibling Rivalry ) is an American film comedy by Carl Reiner from the year 1990 .
action
The married Marjorie Turner is frustrated. Her younger sister Jeanine is considered not determined, her marriage to Harry, a doctor, which has lasted for eight years, causes tension between Marjorie and the rest of the Harrys family.
Marjorie spends passionate hours with an unknown man who, as it later turns out, is her brother-in-law Charles Jr. who wants to visit his family in a hotel room. Charles jr. dies during the act of love. Marjorie loses her wallet at the hotel, which is found by the traveling salesman Nicholas Meany. He thinks he is responsible for death. Jeanine falls in love with Nicholas' brother, Captain Wilbur Meany, who wants to become police chief.
The Turner family learns of the affair. Nicholas turns himself in to the police, but is later released. Wilbur Meany is promoted to police chief. Marjorie is writing a book about the events.
Marjorie and Harry live separately at times, Harry calls Marjorie from his car and asks to meet. When she agrees, she sees Harry right in front of her house. He read the book and also realized that he and his family were not innocent of the fling and the further entanglements because he paid more attention to his career and listened too much to his parents and sister than to take care of his wife. Marjorie and Harry make up.
Reviews
Roger Ebert described the comedy in the Chicago Sun-Times of October 26, 1990 as "lifeless" and "mechanical". She would lack “energy” and the right “timing”. Ebert criticized the direction and praised the performance by Jami Gertz.
Desson Howe wrote in the Washington Post on October 26, 1990 that knowing a few scenes would be enough to know the entire film. He criticized the direction by Carl Reiner and praised the performances by Sam Elliott and Bill Pullman.
The lexicon of the international film wrote that the "comedy routine in the structure of the situation comedy and the setting of the punch lines" lacks "a safe guidance" and vacillates "between light wit and crude bad taste".
background
The film was shot in Los Angeles and in Marin County ( California turned). It grossed approximately $ 17.85 million in US cinemas .
Individual evidence
- ^ Review by Roger Ebert
- ^ Critique by Desson Howe
- ↑ An almost decent woman in the dictionary of international films
- ↑ Filming locations for Sibling Rivalry
- ^ Business Data for Sibling Rivalry
Web links
- Sibling Rivalry in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Sibling Rivalry at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Almost a decent woman in the online film database
- An almost decent woman in the German dubbing file