Husbands and Wives (1992) (Limited Edition to 3,000)

[Fred Sliman]

Among Twilight Time's first 2018 offerings is the acclaimed Woody Allen film made during the time in which his partnership with Mia Farrow was moving toward its end. Well shot, cast and acted, with jittery camerawork echoing the often discomforting but bitterly funny interactions of its characters, this has some of the best work of Sydney Pollack and Judy Davis onscreen. Part of the Tri-Star-released duo between the Orion and Miramax strings, he would return next with the more purely humorous Diane Keaton reunion Manhattan Murder Mystery (hopefully in the works for the near future.)

[Arch Stanton]

Hopefully Indicator get this one in the UK

[GregBlu5]

This is my list of Woody Allen films I am still waiting for on Blu-ray:

1. PLAY IT AGAIN, SAM
2. BANANAS
3. MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY
4. ALICE
5. HUSBANDS AND WIVES

So this will allow me to cross off one more. (I think they are also releasing BANANAS soon.)

[javi92]

BANANAS is out in November. Wish someone would release MATCH POINT on blu.

[Cremildo]

Originally Posted by javi92

Wish someone would release MATCH POINT on blu.

Bullets over Broadway tops my Woody wish list. Never found an anamorphic DVD of it.

[Wernski]

Originally Posted by javi92

BANANAS is out in November. Wish someone would release MATCH POINT on blu.

Originally Posted by Cremildo

Bullets over Broadway tops my Woody wish list. Never found an anamorphic DVD of it.

Both exist if you're willing to import.

[six7777]

Nice! One of my favorite movies ever.

[tsetse27]

one of my top-tier Woody movies.

I think this is the most "scary" non-horror movie... worst-date-movie-ever

[balthazar_bee]

Oy, that scene with Pollack and his date attending the party.

I'm gritting my teeth just remembering it.

[mja345]

Originally Posted by Cremildo

Bullets over Broadway tops my Woody wish list. Never found an anamorphic DVD of it.

I have this edition and I'd recommend it.

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Bulle...Blu-ray/67592/

Great so see "Husbands and Wives" getting a release. Probably Woody's hardest-edged film. I'd love to see somebody pick up "Deconstructing Harry" at some point as the DVD is looking very rough at this point.

[TheConstantBleeder]

Awesome. I love Gordon Willis and Sven Nykvist, but my favorite cinematographer for Allen is the late Carlo Di Palma. He was great at capturing moody, autumnal light.

More Di Palma-shot Allen in HD is a very good thing. Plus, the film itself is a great, bitter comedy.

[donidarko]

Originally Posted by balthazar_bee

Oy, that scene with Pollack and his date attending the party.

I'm gritting my teeth just remembering it.

Oh Man, The fight Sydney Pollack and Lysette Anthony have outside the car after leaving the party is pure cinematic gold!!!!

[tsetse27]

Originally Posted by donidarko

Oh Man, The fight Sydney Pollack and Lysette Anthony have outside the car after leaving the party is pure cinematic gold!!!!

I love Judy Davis' date face reaction, when she was yelling over the phone to Sydney Pollack

and then she asked her date... "where are we going?... Don Giovanni?... f**king Giovanni!!"

bone-chilling and funny at the same time

[Rizor]

Nice. An un-released Allen film!

[six7777]

Thanks - just ordered Bullets.

Deconstructing Harry is the only one left on my Allen blu wish list.

Originally Posted by mja345

I have this edition and I'd recommend it.

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Bulle...Blu-ray/67592/

Great so see "Husbands and Wives" getting a release. Probably Woody's hardest-edged film. I'd love to see somebody pick up "Deconstructing Harry" at some point as the DVD is looking very rough at this point.

[jordan-r]

Anyone gotten their shipping notification for this one yet? I ordered the day it was available.

[crostonc]

Originally Posted by jordan-r

Anyone gotten their shipping notification for this one yet? I ordered the day it was available.

Mine hasn't been shipped either. I ordered mine on the 20th.

[AnamorphicWidescreen]

Great movie. Husbands & Wives is one of my top ten favorite Woody Allen films, and that's saying a lot given that I like most of his movie. The cynicism that WA has towards male/female relationships is pervasive, and permeates many/most of his movies - especially his '70's - '90's work. I also really like NYC, and the city may as well be another character in most of his films.

What's especially funny/ironic about this movie is how the Allen/Farrow characters

[Show spoiler]get so concerned about the failing marriage of their friend(s), that they themselves end up getting divorced. And, the irony is that by the end of the film, their friends are back together, and they themselves are still split up (and will not back together, it seems). It seems evident that there are some autobiographical element(s) to this particular film.

I also see this movie as a commentary about how a lot of people out there get too involved with the lives of their friends, to the detriment of their own personal live(s). I've seen this happen IRL.

For what it's worth, I would classify my top sixteen (can't pick just ten) WA movies as follows - though not necessarily in this order; he didn't direct all of these, but either acted in and/or directed all of them:

Crimes & Misdemeanors - disturbing & brilliant

September - very underrated

Manhattan - sad story; the b&w cinematography is excellent

The Curse of the Jade Scorpian

Small Time Crooks - hilarious!

Hollywood Ending

Husbands & Wives

Annie Hall - classic, iconic, and very funny

Manhattan Murder Mystery

Bullets Over Broadway

Zelig

Hannah and her Sisters

Deconstructing Harry

Scenes from A Mall

The Front

Play it Again, Sam

[cash_black]

Originally Posted by GregBlu5

This is my list of Woody Allen films I am still waiting for on Blu-ray:

1. PLAY IT AGAIN, SAM
2. BANANAS
3. MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY
4. ALICE
5. HUSBANDS AND WIVES

So this will allow me to cross off one more. (I think they are also releasing BANANAS soon.)

MMM is out next month and I think Alice is already out

[fabs_fan]

I just got my shipment notification today (after I ordered four days ago). I can't wait to check this one out! It's one of my two or three favorite Allen films.