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The story of a very dysfunctional family and what happens when the parents divorce. Eve (Geraldine Page) and Arthur (EG Marshall) are a 60-something couple, recently separated. They have three adult daughters – Renata (Diane Keaton), Joey (Mary Beth Hurt) and Flyn (Kristin Griffith). Renata is a poet and is married to Frederick (Richard Jordan). Joey is (reluctantly) in advertising and is married to Mike (Sam Waterston). Flyn is a film and TV actress. Eve is an incredibly negative woman and this has had a toxic effect on her children. This results in stifling, unsupportive relationships and joyless lives.
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The One Movie You Should Not Miss This Year
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In the church, Eve knocks over a table of candles and broken glass is heard as they clatter to the floor. But as she leaves, there’s not one candle on the ground. See more »
Quotes
[first lines]
Arthur:
I had dropped out of law school when I met Eve. She was very beautiful, very pale and cool in her black dress with never anything more than a single strand of pearls. And distant. Always poised and distant. At the time the girls were born it was all so perfect, so ordered. Looking back, of course, it was rigid. The truth is she created a world around us that we existed in, where everything had its place, where there was always a kind of harmony. Great dignity. I will say, it was …
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Crazy Credits
Casting director Juliet Taylor’s name is spelled Juilet Taylor in the credits. See more »
Connections
Referenced in Screen Two: The McGuffin (1986)
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Soundtracks
Keepin’ Out of Mischief Now
(1932)
Written by Fats Waller (uncredited) & Andy Razaf (uncredited)
Performed by Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra (as Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra)
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Release Date:
6 October 1978 (Canada)
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Box Office
Budget:
$10,000,000
(estimated)
Gross USA:
$10,432,366
Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$10,432,366
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1.85 : 1
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