Lovers and other strangers

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Movie
German title Lovers and other strangers
Original title Lovers and Other Strangers
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1970
length 100 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Cy Howard
script Renée Taylor ,
Joseph Bologna ,
David Zelag Goodman
production David Susskind ,
Ronald H. Gilbert
music Fred Karlin
camera Andrew Laszlo
cut David Bretherton ,
Sidney Katz
occupation

Lovers and Other Strangers (original title: Lovers and Other Strangers ) is an American comedy film from 1970, which was directed by Cy Howard after the play of the same name, premiered in 1968 by Renée Taylor and Joseph Bologna for the television station ABC .

action

Mike Vecchio and Susan Henderson want to get married. The couple, who have been together for 18 months, are welcomed by the decision. Mike's father Frank, a hard worker with Italian ancestry, learns to his horror that his older son Richie, who has no children so far, wants to divorce his wife Joan. On the other hand, Susan's successful father Hal, an Irish Catholic, is forced to choose between her and his wife by his lover Cathy, his wife Bernice's best friend. Susan's sister Wilma is disappointed with her husband Johnny's sex performance and his nocturnal television addiction.

The night before the wedding, Mike and Susan arrange a blind date for Susan's cousin Brenda, one of the bridesmaids, with Mike's friend Jerry. Mike and Susan plan to spend their last night as a fiancé in a hotel bridal suite. Jerry tries to seduce the virgin Brenda, but her constant chatter spoils his pleasure.

The wedding ceremony touches the feelings of the participants. The nostalgic Frank confesses to his son an earlier affair. Cathy flees to the toilet full of tears, where she is comforted by Hal. Brenda and Jerry are finally sleeping together, as is Johnny and Wilma, who is delighted with Johnny's performance this time. However, the Vecchios' hopes for a reunion of Richie and Joan are not fulfilled. Mike and Susan, on the other hand, do not notice the emotional chaos around them and start their married life full of confidence.

background

The film premiered on August 12, 1970. In Germany it was released in cinemas on April 30, 1971.

Jerry Stiller , Anne Meara's husband, and their daughter Amy Stiller and Sylvester Stallone had a guest appearance at the wedding reception . Diane Keaton made her screen debut with this film.

The play on which the script is based was premiered on Broadway on September 18, 1968 and performed 70 times. Richard S. Castellano repeats his theater role in the film.

The Oscar- winning song was sung by Larry Meredith for the film. It was performed by Petula Clark at the 1971 Academy Awards . It was later successfully interpreted by The Carpenters .

criticism

The Lexicon of International Films described the film as “a turbulent and, despite an approach to seriousness, only superficial situation comedy, episodically resolved and usually played out to the point of exaggeration; also formally unbalanced ”. Roger Ebert , critic of the Chicago Sun-Times , however, praised the film as a pleasant and amusing comedy.

Even Variety wrote positively about the film. He tells his story in a pleasant way and reveals the quirks of family members in an amusing and sympathetic manner.

Awards

In 1971 the film won an Oscar for Best Song for the song For All We Know by Fred Karlin (melody), Robb Royer and Jimmy Griffin (lyrics). There were further nominations in the categories of Best Supporting Actor (Richard S. Castellano) and Best Adapted Screenplay .

In the same year the film was nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Picture (Comedy) . As best supporting actor, Richard S. Castellano took 4th place and the film itself took 9th place at the Laurel Awards . The screenplay was nominated for a WGA Award from the Writers Guild of America in the Best Comedy category.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ See Frank Miller on tcm.com
  2. ^ Lovers and other strangers. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed June 9, 2019 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  3. ^ Roger Ebert : Lovers and Other Strangers . In: Chicago Sun-Times , November 3, 1970.
  4. ↑ See Lovers and Other Strangers . In: Variety , 1970.