Judy Berlin (2000)
Directed by Eric Mendelsohn
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Americana, Ensemble Film |
Release Date - Feb 25, 2000 (USA) |
Run Time - 97 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Mark Deming
Judy Berlin allows the audience to take a glimpse of a day at once strange and ordinary with the residents of Babylon, Long Island. Judy (Edie Falco) is an aspiring actress who is quitting her job as a "pilgrim" in a local historical museum's display to take her chances in Los Angeles. Her mother is a gifted but bitter schoolteacher (Barbara Barrie) who has long loved principal Arthur Gold (Bob Dishy) from afar. However, Arthur has a wife, Alice (Madeline Kahn), who's more than a bit eccentric and has driven him to distraction. Arthur and Alice have a son, David (Aaron Harnick), who like Judy has showbiz aspirations (he wants to be a filmmaker), though unlike Judy he has no idea of what to do about it; when Judy and David meet, could romance be lurking around the corner? First-time director Eric Mendelsohn has equipped this offbeat comic drama an outstanding cast, which also includes Julie Kavner, Anne Meara, and Novella Nelson.
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Keywords
eclipse, reunion, actor, aspiration, filmmaker, romance
Attributes
High Artistic Quality, Sleeper