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      A Couch in New York

      R 1996 1h 44m Romance Comedy List
      Reviews 36% 100+ Ratings Audience Score 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. Read More Read Less

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      dave j Co-written and directed by Chantal Akerman with Henry (William Hurt) placing an ad to a Paris newspaper for a three week for a person to live in his New York apartment in exchange for an apartment in Paris- Beatrice (Juliette Binoche) answers. Viewers soon find out is that Henry also happens to be a professional psychiatrist and while Beatrice has a few admirers- both experiencing them from the other. We also find out Henry not only uses his apartment complex to live in but he also uses it to see his patients. And Beatrice exploits this at the same time with her friend, Anne (Stephanie Buttle) posing as her secretary. Richard Jenkins also stars as one of Henry's patients. Spoil Because William hardly had any proper sleep while staying at Beatrice's apartment, besides being punched in the face and leaks from an admirer motivates him to go back to NYC earlier than plan. It is during then he begins to see how much better some of his patients are as well as his own, posing as another person. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review 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 Post a rating

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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

      Movie Info

      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
      Robin O'Hara
      Screenwriter
      Chantal Akerman, Jean-Louis Benoit
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Romance, Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 44m
      Sound Mix
      Surround