Beyond Therapy (1987)

Beyond Therapy (1987) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Dolby DTS-HD Master Audio )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Dolby DTS-HD Master Audio )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
88 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1987 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Robert Altman

Written By:
Christopher Durang
Robert Altman

Actors:
Julie Hagerty ..... Prudence
Jeff Goldblum ..... Bruce
Glenda Jackson ..... Charlotte
Tom Conti ..... Stuart
Christopher Guest ..... Bob
Geneviève Page ..... Zizi
Cris Campion ..... Andrew
Sandrine Dumas ..... Cindy
Bertrand Bonvoisin ..... Le Gérant
Nicole Evans ..... The Cashier
Louis-Marie Taillefer ..... Le Chef
Matthew Leonard-Lesniak ..... Mr. Bean
Laure Killing ..... Charlie
Gilbert Blin ..... Waiters
Vincent Longuemare ..... Waiters

Synopsis:

Based on the play by Christopher Durang, Robert Altman's Beyond Therapy is a comedy set in New York City but filmed in Paris, where Altman was living at the time. Arrogant Bruce (Jeff Goldblum) grows bored with his live-in lover, Bob (Christopher Guest), so he looks for a change by placing an ad in the personals. He meets neurotic Prudence (Julie Hagerty) at a French restaurant and they prove to be a terrible match-up. Then Bruce goes to see his therapist, Charlotte (Glenda Jackson), who has a strange disorder herself. In the same building, Prudence goes to see her own bizarre therapist, Stuart (Tom Conti), who believes in sex with his patients. Charlotte and Stuart also have an arrangement where they meet for anonymous sexual trysts. Meanwhile, Bob's mother (Genevieve Page) is worried about her son's relationship with Bruce and she interferes with everything.

Based on the play Beyond Therapy by Christopher Durang, it focuses on Prudence and Bruce, two Manhattanites who are seeking stable romantic relationships with the help of their respective psychiatrists, lecherous Stuart and scatterbrained Charlotte, each of whom suggests the patient place a personal ad. Their first meeting proves to be a disaster, but when they reunite sparks begin to fly. Complications ensue when bisexual Bruce's jealous live-in lover Bob decides to assert himself and do everything possible to maintain his status quo.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 07 January, 2012.