September (2006) USA
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Director:Woody Allen
Studio:MGM (Video & DVD)
Producer:Charles H. Joffe, Gail Sicilia, Jack Rollins, Robert Greenhut
Writer:Andrea Berloff, John McLoughlin
Rating:4
Rated:PG
Date Added:2006-03-27
ASIN:B00005AUJM
UPC:0027616854711
Price:$14.95
Awards:2 wins & 6 nominations
Genre:Psychological Drama
Release:2001-05-06
IMDb:0469641
Duration:83
Picture Format:Widescreen
Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
Sound:Dolby Digital
Languages:English
Subtitles:Spanish, French
Features:Anamorphic
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Woody Allen  ...  (Director)
Andrea Berloff, John McLoughlin  ...  (Writer)
 
Nicolas Cage  ...  John McLoughlin
Maria Bello  ...  Donna McLoughlin
Connor Paolo  ...  Steven McLoughlin
Anthony Piccininni  ...  JJ McLoughlin
Alexa Gerasimovich  ...  Erin McLoughlin
Morgan Flynn  ...  Caitlin McLoughlin
Michael Peña  ...  Will Jimeno
Armando Riesco  ...  Antonio Rodrigues
Jay Hernandez  ...  Dominick Pezzulo
Joe Starr  ...  Subway Rider
Jon Bernthal  ...  Christopher Amoroso
William Jimeno  ...  Port Authority Officer (as Will Jimeno)
Nick Damici  ...  Lieutenant Kassimatis
Jude Ciccolella  ...  Inspector Fields
Martin Pfefferkorn  ...  Homeless Addict #1
Elaine Stritch  ...  
Denholm Elliott  ...  
Mia Farrow  ...  
Dianne Wiest  ...  
Sam Waterston  ...  
Carlo Di Palma  ...  Cinematographer
Susan E. Morse  ...  Editor
Comments: The World Saw Evil That Day. Two Men Saw Something Else.

Summary: September is best known as the movie Woody Allen made twice, bang on top of each other, and still brought in on time and on budget. He decided the casting wasn't working, switched some actors and roles, and altogether dumped Sam Shepard (who subsequently had very uncomplimentary things to say about Allen as a director of actors). That was some kind of achievement and said reams about Allen's efficiency and adaptability as a filmmaker. Unhappily, the congratulations end there, for September is the single most excruciating viewing experience the Woodman ever invited audiences to share.
You could say September is Interiors without the laughs (joke: there are no laughs in Interiors either), without the pull of the Hamptons shore outside the windows, and without the chill, elegant eye of Gordon Willis behind the camera. Members of a thoroughly unappealing family convene for a weekend in Vermont. Over the course of it, almost everybody reveals a lurking preference to have a new significant other in his or her life. You will not care who, how, or why, or acquire any insights into the mysteries of human relationships. Just as Maureen Stapleton brought the breath of life to the emotionally stunted mollusks in Interiors, so here Elaine Stritch injects some sting as Mia Farrow's irrepressibly bitchy mother. The other cast members are Sam Waterston, Dianne Wiest (fresh from her Hannah and Her Sisters Oscar®), Denholm Elliott, and Jack Warden. Them you may sympathize with, for theirs is a thankless task. --Richard T. Jameson