Hysterical blindness
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Hysterical blindness |
| Original title | Hysterical blindness |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2002 |
| length | 96 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Mira Nair |
| script | Laura Cahill |
| production | Jason Blum , Laura Cahill , Lydia Dean Pilcher , Amy Israel , Uma Thurman |
| music | Lesley Barber |
| camera | Declan Quinn |
| cut | Kristina Boden |
| occupation | |
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Hysterical Blindness is an American drama film directed by Mira Nair in 2002 . Laura Cahill wrote the screenplay based on her own play.
action
The film story is set in Bayonne ( New Jersey ) in 1987. Debbie Miller is experiencing mood swings. She turns to a doctor who advises her to have fun with her friends.
Debbie and her friend Beth go to a bar where they look for male acquaintances. Beth flirts with the bartender, which Debbie doesn't like. She leaves the bar and meets a man who accompanies her on the way to her car. When she meets the man again the next day, it turns out that he is not looking for a relationship, just a one night stand.
Debbie's mother, Virginia, meets Nick, an elderly man, who expects Virginia to move to Florida with him . But Nick suddenly dies of a heart attack and Virginia realizes that until she met Nick, she had spent her life waiting for something to happen to her. In the end, Debby, Beth and Virginia fight for stability in their lives and in the end they agree that everything they need is actually just themselves and that they have this together and don't have to look for anything.
Reviews
Kirk Honeycutt praised the cast in the Hollywood Reporter of January 18, 2002, but described the film as " mediocre " and a " disappointment ". The characters wouldn't go through any change.
Awards
Uma Thurman won the Golden Globe Award in 2003 for Best Actress in a Mini-Series or TV Movie . Gena Rowlands was nominated for a Golden Globe Award.
Ben Gazzara, Gena Rowlands and the Title Designers won the 2003 Emmy Award . The four nominations for the Emmy Award included those for Juliette Lewis and Laura Cahill.
Laura Cahill and Juliette Lewis were nominated for the Independent Spirit Award in 2003 . Uma Thurman was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award in 2003 . Laura Cahill was nominated for the 2003 Writers Guild of America Award .
background
The film was in Bayonne ( New Jersey turned). Its world premiere took place on January 16, 2002 at the Sundance Film Festival , and it was later shown at several other film festivals.
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- ↑ Review by Kirk Honeycutt ( Memento from August 23, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Filming locations for Hysterical Blindness
- ↑ Start dates for Hysterical Blindness
Web links
- Hysterical Blindness in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Hysterical Blindness at rotten tomatoes (English)