That's Life! So life is
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | That's Life! So life is |
| Original title | That's Life! |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1986 |
| length | 102 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Blake Edwards |
| script | Blake Edwards |
| production |
Jonathan D. Cranes Tony Adams |
| music | Henry Mancini , Leslie Bricusse |
| camera | Anthony B. Richmond |
| cut | Lee Rhoads |
| occupation | |
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That's Life! That's life is an American comedy film of Blake Edwards from the year 1986 .
action
Shortly before his 60th birthday, the wealthy architect Harvey had a full- blown midlife crisis . He becomes a hypochondriac and gets on the nerves of his whole family. Daughter Jenny is expecting a child and Harvey makes it clear at dinner that his grandson shouldn't call him grandfather or the like. This leads to a solid argument, which mother Gillian tries to resolve. In addition to preparing for the big weekend birthday party, she also has her own worries. Her health has not been particularly good lately and an examination should clarify this. In order not to increase the general stress, she hides this from her family.
The youngest daughter Katie comes to the party without her boyfriend Steve because they had recently quarreled. At first she doesn't want to talk about her problem, but just snaps at everyone else in the house. After all, she lets her mother comfort her. To find some peace, Harvey visits a church again after a long time and confesses; he finds out that the priest is an old schoolmate. The pastor himself is not particularly biblical, but rather fond of alcohol. Even his attempt to find clarity about his life with a fortune teller does not get Harvey any further.
On the evening of the big birthday party, Harvey finally realizes that he can always rely on his family. He accepts the fact that he is getting older and can look forward to the birth of his grandson. Gillian, too, is relieved of her tension about the results of the investigation and Katie's friend Steve shows up with their dog to apologize.
background
Filming took place at Blake Edwards and Julie Andrews' mansion in Los Angeles . The film is one of Edwards' "family productions", both the children of Andrews and Edwards and the wife and son of Jack Lemmon play leading roles.
The film premiered on September 26, 1986 and grossed approximately four million dollars at the box office.
Awards
For their song Life in a Looking Glass , Henry Mancini and Leslie Bricusse were nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Song in 1987 . Julie Andrews was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical that same year .
Reviews
- "The film is a cheerful, inward-looking portrait of an aging man who analyzes his life."
- "Overplayed and embarrassingly unsuccessful comedy in which one tries in vain to find the former talent of director Blake Edwards."
Individual evidence
- ^ That's Life (1986). In: Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 26, 2009 .
- ↑ Stephen Prince: A New Pot of Gold: Hollywood Under the Electronic Rainbow . Performing Arts, 2002, ISBN 0-520-23266-6 .
- ↑ film service 2/1987
Web links
- That's Life! That's life in the Internet Movie Database (English)