- September (film)
Infobox Film | name =September
caption = Theatrical release poster
director =Woody Allen
producer =Robert Greenhut
writer =Woody Allen
starring =Mia Farrow Sam Waterston Dianne Wiest
cinematography =Carlo Di Palma
music =
editing =Susan E. Morse
distributor =Orion Pictures Corporation
released = 1987
runtime = 82 min
country =United States
language = English
budget =
imdb_id = 0093940"September" is a 1987 film written and directed by
Woody Allen . Allen's intention of "September" was to be like "a play on film," thus the great number of long takes and few camera effects.The movie does not feature Allen as an actor, and is one of his straightforward dramatic films. The cast includes
Mia Farrow ,Sam Waterston ,Dianne Wiest ,Elaine Stritch ,Jack Warden , andDenholm Elliott .The plot centers around Lane (Farrow), who is recovering in her house in the country. She has been befriended by local widower, Howard (Elliott). Her friend Stephanie (Wiest) is spending the month with her. And her mother, Diane (Stritch), and stepfather (Warden) come to visit. It is a story of unrequited love, betrayal, selfishness, and loneliness.
Filming
Allen shot the film twice. It originally starred
Sam Shepard as Peter (afterChristopher Walken shot a few scenes, but was determined not to be right for the role),Maureen O'Sullivan as Diane, andCharles Durning as Howard. After editing the film he decided to re-write it, re-cast it, and re-shoot it.External links
*imdb title|id=0093940|title=September
* [http://seul-le-cinema.blogspot.com/2007/10/1015-kenneth-anger-shorts-september.html#i3 Review by Ed Howard at Only The Cinema]
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