Old Boyfriends

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Old Boyfriends

R

Released Mar 22, 1979

1h 43m

Drama

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A suicidal psychologist (Talia Shire) travels the country seeking boyfriends (Richard Jordan, Keith Carradine) from her past.

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Jan Dawson

Sight & Sound

Diane bears all the outward signs of a contemporary heroine (autonomous working woman setting out alone on existential quest), she defines herself and is in turn defined exclusively through her relationships with men.

Mar 17, 2020

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Kathleen Sachs

Chicago Reader

I find Tewkesbury's restraint more interesting, as it results in something hazily impenetrable and truer to the often ambiguous nature of people's thoughts and motivations.

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 23, 2019

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Richard Brody

The New Yorker

Tewkesbury evokes a Hitchcockian depth of subjectivity in what is essentially a first-person survey of women's hidden terrors.

Jul 29, 2019

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Kathy Fennessy

Seattle Film Blog

If Old Boyfriends isn't completely successful, not least in the way Dianne's suitors outshine her in the charisma department, [Joan] Tewkesbury's sole theatrical feature deserves better than it got in 1979.

Rated: 3/4

May 8, 2022

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Elissa Suh

Moviepudding (Substack)

The film treads too softly and ignores pointed observation by sweeping Shire's character's major depression under the proverbial rug, and the performances and mise en scene in this movie don't exactly enthrall.

Sep 14, 2021

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Cody Corrall

Girls On Tops (Read Me)

While the story is technically about old boyfriends, Old Boyfriends is more interested in examining who Diane is without them.

Jun 23, 2021

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Boring. They should not show this movie 2019... I am scared for my life after letting the director put my brain into the microwave please, This movie is a pity. feminist trash 👎👎

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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thiago s

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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08/10/25

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Uneven feminist take on love, revenge, loss, and an uncertain future for a clinical psychologist who is rather whacko herself. It's hard to know if we're supposed to feel sympathy for Dianne Cruise - ultimately, not so much. John Belushi shows some dramatic acting chops, even if his character is a cad.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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She's got bats in the belfry. Hope she's not on facebook. Worth watching for all Buck Henry fans. Belushi is great in this as well.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Synopsis

A suicidal psychologist (Talia Shire) travels the country seeking boyfriends (Richard Jordan, Keith Carradine) from her past.

Director: Joan Tewkesbury
Producer: Edward R. Pressman, Michele Rappaport
Screenwriter: Paul Schrader, Leonard Schrader
Production Co: Pressman Film
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 22, 1979, Limited
Runtime: 1h 43m

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