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Without You I'm Nothing

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Comedian Sandra Bernhard reprises her one-woman show of monologues and performance art, in a nightclub setting.

Critics Reviews

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
3/4
Parts of it are funny, parts of it are moving, and parts of it are uncomfortable and off-putting. It's not a jolly night out at the movies. My first reaction, frankly, was that I wasn't enjoying myself. Then I analyzed that feeling. Go to Full Review
Terry Francis Southern Voice (Atlanta) 05/09/2023
4/4
Working with director John Boskovich and cinematographer Joseph Yacoe, Sandra Bernhardt adapts her one-woman New York show for the screen and the result is pungent, socially alert satire. Go to Full Review
Adrianna Alty Gay Community News (Boston) 09/21/2022
An enjoyable and varied parody/celebration of pop culture. Go to Full Review
Ryan Murphy Miami Herald 08/17/2021
3.5/4
The conclusion of Sandra Bernhard's Without You I'm Nothing is one of the rarest, strangest film finishes in the history of the medium. Go to Full Review
Monica Dorenkamp OutWeek 05/19/2020
It is, like much of the best visual, film and performance art being done today, entertaining on a mass-appeal level and radical, subversive and challenging. Go to Full Review
Scott Weinberg DVDTalk.com 09/07/2005
4/5
I think the world of entertainment can always use a few angry, gifted oddballs like Sandra Bernhard. Go to Full Review
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07/20/2015 It's simple: you'll either love it or hate it. See more 01/17/2013 Sandra Bernhard is interesting but this film is less so. Sometimes the full extent of a personality can be lost in the hands of a lesser biographer and I'm not sure that Boskovich succeeds here despite the fact that Bernhard co-wrote this piece. See more 08/02/2010 Bernhard's performance here is pretty unique - a weird mix of storytelling/character performance/beat poetry that I haven't really seen before (although I do get the sense that both Buddy Cole and Hedwig borrowed some from her). But too often the sequences fall flat - it's either unclear what she's satirizing exactly (maybe I'm not of the right generation) or it's hitting too many of the same notes she's already hit. And even if the more pretentious elements are just a put-on, that doesn't make them cohere any better. See more 04/28/2009 The Lady that inspired me to put pen to paper! See more 09/09/2008 A show like those I am use to see from Joey Arias and Sherry Vine. It must be New York entertainment, but with a little bit more taste. The problem is that I don't know if more taste is a plus? Sherry Vine: "Did you say More or did you say Whore?" See more 03/26/2008 "There must have been dust on those mints..." Hilarious!!! See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Comedian Sandra Bernhard reprises her one-woman show of monologues and performance art, in a nightclub setting.
Director
John Boskovich
Producer
Jonathan D. Krane, Terry Danuser
Screenwriter
Sandra Bernhard, John Boskovich
Production Co
Management Company Entertainment Group
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 12, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.3M
Runtime
1h 34m
Sound Mix
Surround