The Women (2008 film)
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| The Women | |
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| Directed by | Diane English |
| Produced by | Diane English Mick Jagger |
| Written by | Diane English |
| Starring | Meg Ryan Eva Mendes Carrie Fisher Debra Messing Jada Pinkett Smith |
| Cinematography | Anastas N. Michos |
| Editing by | Tia Nolan |
| Distributed by | Picturehouse |
| Release date(s) | October 10, 2008 |
| Country |  |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $18 million |
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The Women is 2008 American comedy film written and directed by Diane English. It is an updated adaptation of the 1939 George Cukor film of the same name, which was based on the 1936 play by Clare Boothe Luce. In the original film, most of the characters were Manhattan socialites whose primary interest was idle gossip. In the 2008 version, several are working in the fields of fashion design and publishing, and the character of Alex Fisher is openly lesbian [1].
The film, which was produced by Victoria Pearman and Mick Jagger of Jagged Films, Bill Johnson of Inferno Productions, and English, is being released by Picturehouse, a joint venture of HBO and New Line Cinema.
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[edit] Plot synopsis
The central character is clothing designer Mary Haines, who lives in a beautiful country home with her wealthy financier husband and their 11-year-old daughter. Her best friend Sylvia Fowler is the editor of a prominent fashion magazine, a woman who dictates the latest in taste and style for New York City fashionistas. When Mary's husband becomes involved with Crystal Allen, a perfume salesgirl in Saks Fifth Avenue, her friendship with Sylvia is put to the test. Everyone in their close-knit circle of friends, including mother Edie Cohen and author Alex Fisher, begins to question their loyalty to each other and their romantic involvements.
[edit] Cast
- Meg Ryan as Mary Haines
- Annette Bening as Sylvia Fowler
- Eva Mendes as Crystal Allen
- Debra Messing as Edie Cohen
- Jada Pinkett Smith as Alex Fisher
- Candice Bergen as Catherine Frazier
- Cloris Leachman as Maggie
- Bette Midler as Flora DeLave
- Carrie Fisher as Nancy Blake
- Debi Mazar as Olga
- Ana Gasteyer as Edwina Michaelson
- Lynn Whitfield as Glenda Hill
- Joanna Gleason as Barbara Delacorte
- Keegan Connor Tracy as Dolly Dupuyster
- Isabella and Olivia Panteledes as June Fowler
[edit] Production
According to a January 3, 2008 report on Entertainment Tonight, Diane English first began developing the remake in 1996 with Meg Ryan and Julia Roberts in mind. As time passed, the two actresses became involved in other projects and English herself put the film on the back burner. At one point Sandra Bullock and Uma Thurman expressed interest. English returned to working on the film when Ryan became available. Filming began on August 21, 2007 and is now complete; the film is in post-production. It is scheduled to open in the US on September 12, 2008.
An upcoming issue of Vogue will feature an article and photo layout with the principal cast members.
All portraits and sculptures of men were replaced for those of women when scenes were shot in the Boston Public Library.
An outdoor scene was filmed on Bullough's Pond in Newton, Massachusetts. [2]
Candice Bergen plays Meg Ryan's mother in this film, just as she had in Ryan's feature film debut 27 years earlier, in the 1981 film Rich and Famous.
There are other ties between various cast members: Meg Ryan and Carrie Fisher shared the screen as best friend in When Harry Met Sally; Candice Bergen guest starred with Debra Messing on "Will & Grace;" and Joanna Gleason played Bette Midler's best friend and manager on the short lived TV Series "Bette."
[edit] References
- ^ Entertainment Tonight, January 3, 2008
- ^ Major motion picture filming today in Newton : Newton TAB Blog
