When a Man Loves a Woman - an almost perfect love
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | When a Man Loves a Woman - an almost perfect love |
| Original title | When a Man Loves a Woman |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1994 |
| length | 120 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Luis Mandoki |
| script |
Ronald Bass Al Franken |
| production |
Jon Avnet Jordan Kerner |
| music | Zbigniew Preisner |
| camera | Lajos Koltai |
| cut | Garth Craven |
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When a Man Loves a Woman - An almost perfect love (Original title: When a Man Loves a Woman ) is an American melodrama from 1994 about the fate of a family who discovered their mother's alcohol addiction and had to learn to deal with it.
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School counselor Alice, pilot Michael Green, and their two daughters Jess and Casey are a normal, happy family. However, Alice gradually slips into alcoholism . She neglects her children and tries to hide her addiction. Only when she collapses in the shower does she admit to being an alcoholic. After a successful therapy, family life is still heavily burdened. Michael and Alice have increasingly marital problems because she is changed after therapy, which he cannot cope with.
Reviews
"A failed attempt to come to terms with reality. The presentation of the problem of alcoholism with its consequences and damage lacks the required clarity; it only serves as a foil for a neat love and family drama. "
“This very tearful touching piece is one of those films with which Meg Ryan always wants to be off the beaten path of her romantic comedies. A halfway serious confrontation with the mass problem of alcoholism has not turned out to be this Schnulze. At the beginning it can be done quite reasonably, but in the second half the script and direction only press penetratingly on the tear gland. There is also a lot of sobbing on the screen (and almost non-stop): Even Andy Garcia secretes one torrent after another with a trusty stern look. This also robs the few, well-observed scenes from the first third of their effectiveness. The film, on the other hand, is worth seeing for those who still have a virginal pack of tissues at home and do not know what to do with them "
Web links
- When a Man Loves a Woman in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ When a Man Loves a Woman in the Lexicon of International Films
- ↑ When a Man Loves a Woman Prisma Online