Broadway's barest, rarest, unsquarest love play.
In this film based on a Neil Simon play, newlyweds Corie, a free spirit, and Paul Bratter, an uptight lawyer, share a sixth-floor apartment in Greenwich Village. Soon after their marriage, Corie tries to find a companion for mother, Ethel, who is now alone, and sets up Ethel with neighbor Victor. Inappropriate behavior on a double date causes conflict, and the young couple considers divorce.
ComedyRomancenew york citybased on play or musicallovelawyerconservativenewlywednew apartmentgreenwich village
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Classical in form, intimate, effortless and comic.
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
- effortlessdemanding
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- warmbleak
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Cast
- Robert RedfordPaul Bratter
- Jane FondaCorie Bratter
- Charles BoyerVictor Velasco
- Mildred NatwickEthel Banks
- Herb EdelmanHarry Pepper
- Mabel AlbertsonHarriet
- Fritz FeldRestaurant Proprietor
- James StoneDelivery Man
- Ted HartleyFrank
- Doris RobertsHotel Maid (uncredited)
Crew
- Gene SaksDirector
- Neil SimonScreenplay
- Joseph LaShelleDirector of Photography
- Neal HeftiOriginal Music Composer
- William A. LyonEditor
- Hal B. WallisProducer
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