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Judy Berlin

Play trailer Poster for Judy Berlin Released Sep 10, 1999 1h 37m Comedy Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Judy Berlin is an aspiring actress whose zippy idealism is at odds with her small suburban community, where a solar eclipse induces town inhabitants, including a lonely housewife, frustrated schoolteacher, and introverted failure to search for solace and understanding in themselves and each other.

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Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly Rated: A- Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Globe and Mail Rated: 2.5/4 Mar 22, 2002 Full Review Peter Travers Rolling Stone Rated: 5/5 May 10, 2001 Full Review Joe Lozito Big Picture Big Sound Rated: 2.5/4 Jul 14, 2007 Full Review Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion Rated: C+ Jul 24, 2006 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com A humorous, melancholy look at a suburban community in Long Island whose characters include lonely housewives, frustrated teachers, and aspiring actresses, with wonderful performances by Edie Falco, Barbara Barrie and Madeline Kahn in her last role. Rated: 4/5 Jul 13, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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Math E I'm reminded of this movie every eclipse. I saw it in 2000 and it's still on my mind. Awesome, so creative! A good night would be to watch this and the math movie Pi. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/08/24 Full Review Audience Member slow but watchable indie Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Lyrical...funny....poetic....surreal. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Few movies have produced such a lasting and sharp ambivalence in me. The supporting cast in this piece-Madeline Kahn, Bob Dishy, Barbara Barrie, et al.-are all wonderful actors doing exquisite work with a script whose tightrope walk between suburban familiar and psychotic dreamstate keeps us riveted to the screen. And then we cut away to the principals and the movie goes to hell. Goes directly to hell. Does not pass Go. Does not collect $200. Much as I adore Edie Falco-want to bear Edie Falco's children, want to give Edie Falco multiple medals for the extraordinary achievement of being Edie Falco-she's fighting a losing battle here in trying to overcome the OMG embarrassing autobiographical material Mendelsohn has provided her. While we can be grateful to whoever served as the model for the character Judy Berlin in Mendelsohn's life and thank her for all she taught him on that train platform, we must begrudge her for withholding the most crucial lesson: DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES ATTEMPT TO SHOW OFF THIS BIT OF PERSONAL GROWTH IN ONE OF YOUR MOVIES. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Dreamland on Long Island. Pretty fantastic. Madeline Kahn's final film. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Decent but inconsistent. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Judy Berlin is an aspiring actress whose zippy idealism is at odds with her small suburban community, where a solar eclipse induces town inhabitants, including a lonely housewife, frustrated schoolteacher, and introverted failure to search for solace and understanding in themselves and each other.
Director
Eric Mendelsohn
Producer
Rocco Caruso
Screenwriter
Eric Mendelsohn
Distributor
Shooting Gallery
Production Co
Caruso/Mendelsohn Productions
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 10, 1999, Original
Box Office (Gross USA)
$467.3K
Runtime
1h 37m