When Eve, an interior designer, is deserted by her husband of many years, Arthur, the emotionally glacial relationships of the three grown-up daughters are laid bare. Twisted by jealousy, insecurity and resentment, Renata, a successful writer; Joey, a woman crippled by indecision; and Flyn, a budding actress; struggle to communicate for the sake of their shattered mother. But when their father unexpectedly falls for another woman, his decision to remarry sets in motion a terrible twist of fate…
Acting
Geraldine Page's trembling fragility is genuinely uncomfortable to witness.
Cinematography
Gordon Willis shoots beige interiors like they're funeral processions.
Direction
Allen's most disciplined imitation—he finally stopped talking.
Director
Woody Allen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Allen literally screened 'Cries and Whispers' for his cast before shooting. The Bergman worship is not subtle.
This was Allen's first 'serious' film after 'Annie Hall' won Best Picture—critics called it pretentious, but it predicted his entire late-career aesthetic obsession.
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