“ The Mirror Has Two Faces ” ( English The Mirror Has Two Faces ; 1996) - American romantic melodrama, producer, director and female lead in which was performed by Barbra Streisand . The script, written by Richard Lagravenese , is based on the 1958 French melodrama Andre Cayatte “ Bivalve Mirror ”, the screenwriter of which was Gerard Uri .
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| Genre | comedy drama melodrama |
| Producer | Barbra streisand |
| Producer | Barbra streisand Arnon Milchan |
| Author script | Richard Lagravenese |
| In the main cast | Barbra streisand Jeff Bridges |
| Operator | Dante Spinotti Andrzej Bartkovyak |
| Composer | Marvin hamlish |
| Film company | and |
| Duration | 126 minutes |
| A country |  USA |
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| Year | 1996 |
| IMDb | ID 0117057 |
Content
Story
Columbia University professor Gregory Larkin places an ad in a newspaper in the dating section. By coincidence, thanks to this announcement, he gets acquainted with Rose Morgan, a professor of literature at the same university, who still lives in the same apartment with the powerful mother Hannah. Convinced that all the problems in family life stem from sex, Gregory Larkin offers Rose to marry him, thereby creating a relationship based not on passion, but on intellectual intimacy. The prospect of ending the life of an old maid in the company of an elderly mother seems to Rose to be much worse than marriage on these conditions, and she agrees.
However, over time, she begins to feel the need for love, which Gregory can not decide. Rose convinces herself that her husband’s reluctance is caused by her unattractiveness. And when her husband goes on a long tour with a course of lectures, she decides to transform herself by completing an accelerated self-improvement course. Upon arrival, Gregory Rose lost weight, changed her hairstyle and changed her wardrobe, appearing in front of him in a completely new way. But Gregory is not happy with such a change of spouse, and they have to go through separation in order to realize what feelings actually connect them.
Cast
- Barbra Streisand - Rose Morgan
- Jeff Bridges - Gregory Larkin
- Lauren Bacall - Hannah Morgan
- George Seagal - Henry Fine
- Mimi Rogers - Claire
- Pierce Brosnan - Alex
- Brenda Vaccaro - Doris
- Laura Bailey - Henry's second girlfriend
- Mystery Elg - Professor
Soundtrack
The song “ I Finally Found Someone ” was performed by Barbra Streisand in a duet with Brian Adams .
Awards and nominations
- 1996 - San Diego Film Critics Community Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Lauren Bacall)
- 1997 - two nominations for the Academy Award: Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Lauren Bacall), Best Song (“I've Finally Found Someone”)
- 1997 - Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Lauren Bacall), as well as 3 nominations: Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical (Barbra Streisand), Best Film Music ( Marvin Hamlish ), Best Song ('I' ve Finally Found Someone ")
- 1997 - BAFTA Award nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Lauren Bacall)
- 1997 - Nomination for the Sputnik Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Lauren Bacall)
- 1997 - US Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Lauren Bacall)
- 1998 - ASCAP Award for Best Movie Song (“I've Finally Found Someone”)
Links
- The Mirror Has Two Faces on the Internet Movie Database
- New York Times Review