An actress, her married ex-lover, her current lover's wife and other guests gather at a circa-1900 estate.An actress, her married ex-lover, her current lover's wife and other guests gather at a circa-1900 estate.An actress, her married ex-lover, her current lover's wife and other guests gather at a circa-1900 estate.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 1 nomination total
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- TriviaMovie critic Stephen Farber listed this movie on his top ten movies of 1977 and wrote "Academy members should be required to see Diana Rigg's entrancing performance before they are allowed to vote for the best supporting actress."
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 100 Greatest Musicals (2003)
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Not without interest, but without feeling
I really wanted to like this film - the songs are fabulous, and, together with Follies and Company, it really is one of Sondheim's best musicals. But this is a wasted opportunity. The strongest overlapping trio (Now/Soon/Later) on stage sounds terrific, here it just doesn't work. Other songs - particularly Liaisons and The Miller's Son - are missing. It looks drab and empty. But it does have its good points - Send in the Clowns is quite touching (it doesn't have to be sung - look at what Judi Dench and Elaine Stritch have done with it if you're not convinced) and Elizabeth Taylor is the perfect choice for Desiree. It Would Have Been Wonderful works well and is by far the musical high point. As some kind of record of the show, it is adequate, mildly satisfying, and passes the time. But it certainly isn't great art and fails to engage any hint of interest in the characters.
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- didi-5
- Oct 22, 1999
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- Das Lächeln einer Sommernacht
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- Runtime2 hours 4 minutes
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- 1.66 : 1
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