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Summary
A sobering mid-life crisis fuels dissatisfaction in Philip Dimitrius, to the extent where the successful architect trades his marriage and career in for a spiritual exile on a remote Greek island where he hopes to conjure meaning into his life - trying the patience of his new girlfriend and angst-ridden teenage daughter.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+24)
Critics 40Audiences 64GoodWatch 41
Metascore40
IMDb6.4
Running time
2 h 20 min
Longer than 9 in 10 comedies, +40 min on the typical 100
typical 100140Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 42 countries
Released
1982
August 13, 1982
44 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
GreekMade in
United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesModerate
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 43
John CassavetesPhillip
Gena RowlandsAntonia
Susan SarandonAretha Tomalin
Vittorio GassmanAlonzo
Raúl JuliáKalibanos
Molly RingwaldMiranda
Sam RobardsFreddy
Paul StewartPhillip's Father
Jackie GayleTrinc
Anthony HollandSebastian
Jerry HardinHarry- LBLucianne BuchananDolores
- VGVassilis GlezakosGreek Boat Captain
Sergio NicolaiFirst Sailor
Luigi LaezzaSecond Sailor
Carol FicatierGabrielle- PLPeter LombardMackenzie
Cynthia HarrisCynthia
Paul HechtPaul
Mark SoperMark- MGMurray GrandPiano Player
Paul MazurskyTerry Bloomfield- BMBetsy MazurskyBetsy Bloomfield
- FPFred PasternackDoctor
Directing · 10
- Paul Mazursky Director, Writer, Producer
- Donn Cambern Second Unit Director, Editor
- Ray Greenfield Second Assistant Director
- Franco Amurri Second Assistant Director
- Irby Smith First Assistant Director
- Antonis Michaleas Second Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Leon Capetanos Writer
- William Shakespeare Theatre Play
Production · 11
- Pato Guzman Co-Producer, Production Design
- Juliet Taylor Casting
- Andreas Katsimitsoulias Location Manager
- Fabio Jephcott Assistant Production Manager
- Tony LaMarca Unit Production Manager
- Maria Hadjimattheou Production Coordinator
Camera · 12
- Donald McAlpine Director of Photography
- Mimmo Cattarinich Still Photographer
- Nikos Paizanos Second Assistant Camera
- Kenneth Goss Key Grip
- Bobby Brown Second Assistant Camera
- Kostas Karamanidis First Assistant Camera
Editing · 4
- Steve Mirkovich Assistant Editor
- Elvio Sordoni Assistant Editor
- Henry Jedda Assistant Editor
- Annelisa Forcella Assistant Editor
Sound · 16
- Stomu Yamashta Original Music Composer
- Les Fresholtz Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Chester Slomka Sound Editor
- Dennis Maitland Production Sound Mixer
- Tod A. Maitland Sound Recordist
- Neil Burrow Sound Editor
Art · 7
- Gianni Quaranta Art Direction
- Walter Stocklin Property Master
- Paul Eads Art Direction
- Paul Hefferan Set Decoration
- Giorgio Desideri Set Decoration
- Elio Altamura Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 9
- Albert Wolsky Costume Design
- Orietta Nasalli Rocca Wardrobe Master
- William A. Farley Hairstylist
- Jennifer Nichols Costumer
- Stella Votsou Makeup Artist
- Franke Piazza Costumer
Visual Effects · 1
- Bran Ferren Visual Effects Director
Lighting · 3
- Robbie Young Gaffer
- Frank Schulz Gaffer
- Alvaro Romagnoli Gaffer
Other crew · 7
- Franco Maria Salamon Stunt Coordinator
- Frank Ferrara Sr. Stunt Coordinator
- Fernando Pérez Special Effects
- Gino Landi Choreographer
- Adriano Pischiutta Special Effects
- James Fanning Transportation Captain
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