Directed by the lead star herself, earning a Golden Globe nomination for it, Barbra Streisand deftly translates a novel to the screen. Basically Tom Wingo (Golden Globe winning, and Oscar nominated Nick Nolte) isn't happy with life, having misunderstanding wife Sally (Blythe Danner), suicidal sister Savannah (Melinda Dillon), and dominant mother Lila Wingo Newbury (Oscar nominated Kate Nelligan) to deal with. Originally meant more on Savannah's behalf, Tom opens up to her psychiatrist Dr. Susan Lowenstein (Streisand) about all his problems, and to uncover the terrible secrets of the past. Slowly it becomes clear that Tom not only is opening up to Susan, but they both fall in love with each other, I can't really remember why in the end they part, well, they do have partners. Also starring The Living Daylights' Jeroen Krabbé as Herbert Woodruff, George Carlin as Eddie Detreville, Jason Gould as Bernard Woodruff and Brad Sullivan as Henry Wingo. Nolte is quite something as he wrestles with family demons, and Streisand as both actress and director does a very good job, and even though I missed half an hour of the beginning, I caught up very quickly, and there were some good moments to enjoy. It was nominated the Oscars for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Cinematography, Best Music for James Newton Howard, Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium and Best Picture, and it was nominated for Best Motion Picture - Drama. Very good!
Review of The Prince of Tides
