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A Couch in New York

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A burnt-out New York psychiatrist (William Hurt) finds his practice taken over by the understanding Parisian woman (Juliette Binoche) with whom he swapped apartments.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews I expected to hear canned laughter to really give it the full TV sitcom treatment. Rated: D Aug 7, 2007 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 4/5 Jun 30, 2005 Full Review Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Rated: 2/5 Jul 30, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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william k A very mild (French) romantic comedy wih Juliette Binoche and William Hurt, good for when you have nothing better to do. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Schrecklicher Film mit einer katastrophalen Übersetzung ins deutsche aber auch sonst: Träge Charaktere, eine unglaubwürdig seltsam schnelle Verliebung, schreckliche Frisur von William Hurt und eine total total öde Story. Nur der wiederkehrende Song von Paolo Conte ist zu Beginn noch ein wenig Balsam für die Ohren. Sonst gibt es auch keinen Soundtrack, wenn ich recht gehört habe Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member This is a great romantic comedy from the cinematic eye of Chantal Akerman. Juliette Binoche is a dancer from Paris. William Hurt is a psychoanalyst from New York. Through an apartment swap program, they trade living environments for a few weeks, never having met each other. He has to deal with her pesky boyfriends and her messy apartment. She begins to take on his clients. When he returns home for a conference, he learns what's been going on and poses as a patient. That's when the emotions begin to grow. Very, very fun and entertaining. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member I like it very much... ppl try to run away from what they are, but through the others eyes, u become someone else, recognise urself as someone better. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A burnt-out New York psychiatrist (William Hurt) finds his practice taken over by the understanding Parisian woman (Juliette Binoche) with whom he swapped apartments.
Director
Chantal Akerman
Producer
Régine Konckier, Jean-Luc Ormières
Screenwriter
Chantal Akerman, Jean-Louis Benoit
Rating
R
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 44m
Sound Mix
Surround