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George Cukor's THE WOMEN gets updated with this female-friendly film from Diane English (MURPHY BROWN). Meg Ryan, Eva Mendes, and Annette Bening star in this comedy where a group of close friends meet to talk about their relationships.

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ProducerBill Johnson, Mick Jagger, Diane English, Victoria Pearman

EAN5017239195877

eBay Product ID (ePID)69828123

Product Key Features

Film/TV TitleThe Women

ActorAnnette Bening, Bette Midler, Debra Messing, Ana Gasteyer, Cloris Leachman, Carrie Fisher, Joanna Gleason, Lynn Whitfield, Eva Mendes, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Debi Mazar, Meg Ryan, Candice Bergen

DirectorDiane English

FormatDVD

LanguageEnglish

Release Year2009

FeaturesWidescreen

Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Run Time110 Mins

GenreGeneral, Comedy

Additional Product Features

Certificate12A/12

Number of Discs1

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

Director of PhotographyAnastas Michos

ReviewsChicago Sun-Times - What a pleasure this movie is, showcasing actresses I've admired for a long time, all at the top of their form

AuthorClare Boothe Luce

Consumer AdviceContains moderate sex references and soft drug use

Additional InformationPacked with an all-star cast, Diane English's (MURPHY BROWN) contemporary version of THE WOMEN showcases the talents of Annette Bening, Meg Ryan, Jada Pinkett Smith, Candice Bergen, and Debra Messing. Like the 1939 original, the film deals with the relationships among a close-knit group of female friends, who, when their marriages fail and their lives are on the verge of falling apart, turn to each other for support. On the surface, Mary (Ryan) appears the happiest of the bunch, but her life changes instantly when her best friend Sylvia (Bening) discovers that Mary's husband's having an affair. The actresses frequently appear on screen as an ensemble, exhibiting a relaxed, compelling chemistry. The film feels cluttered at times, but perhaps that is fitting considering how much each female character has on her plate with regards to family, work, marriage, and friendship. Eva Mendes appears as the jaw-dropping beauty who is partially to blame for the fallout of Mary's marriage. As Mary's mother and the voice of wisdom, Bergen delivers the film's best lines with sarcasm, wit, and charm. As in the SEX AND THE CITY movie, the message here seems to be that before finding love with a man, a woman must truly love and know herself. While Mary's high-society social standing enables her to start a fashion line on a whim and makes her self-transformation somewhat easy, female viewers from all walks of life are likely to recognize something relatable in the many women characters driving the film. One nice touch is that while much of the drama surrounds various marital problems, even the cheating husband in question never appears on screen. When you get down to it, the film's most important relationships are between the women themselves.

Movie/TV TitleThe Women

ComposerMark Isham

Sound sourceDolby Digital

ScreenwriterDiane English