Directed by:
Barbra StreisandCinematography:
Stephen GoldblattComposer:
James Newton HowardCast:
Nick Nolte, Barbra Streisand, Blythe Danner, Kate Nelligan, Jeroen Krabbé, Melinda Dillon, George Carlin, Jason Gould, Brad Sullivan, Nancy Moore Atchison (more)VOD (3)
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For her acclaimed second feature as a director, Barbra Streisand crafted a sumptuous, emotionally wrenching adaptation of Pat Conroy’s best-selling novel—which she also produced and starred in. Summoned to New York after his sister attempts suicide, Tom Wingo (Nick Nolte) must serve as her memory, reckoning with the traumas of their southern childhood so that her psychiatrist, Dr. Susan Lowenstein (Streisand), can help her recover. But Tom’s sessions with Lowenstein will plunge him into the depths of his own long-repressed pain—and reawaken the possibility of love within him. Nominated for seven Academy Awards, including best picture and best actor for Nolte’s soulful performance, The Prince of Tides is a life-affirming tale of healing and renewal from a triple-threat filmmaker with a keen and humane insight into her characters’ sorrows, joys, and yearnings. (Criterion)
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Barbra Streisand is a well-known enthusiast who is easily excited and so naturally, people tend to talk about her. And not only in the Barbra Streisand song. She’s always been good. The Prince of Tides is a great fit for her. She plays a good character and gets into some good drama, but for the entire two hours, I didn’t really feel like the movie had anything to do with me. The actors were quite good, but as far as the dramatic aspect of the movie goes, it left me as cold as an iceberg.
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There might have been moments where the editor could have done some cutting, and at times the film can be a bit long-winded, but these are forgivable mistakes. Otherwise, one of the best films of the year. Sincere, touching, emotionally charged.
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