September

film by Allen [1987]

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The film September, released in 1987, is a psychodrama directed by Woody Allen. It is noted for being an unwieldy return to the dramatic territory Allen had previously explored. The film's themes and style are often associated with the work of Swedish director Ingmar Bergman, who significantly influenced Allen's filmmaking. While Allen is known for his comedic films, he also created serious dramas, and September falls into this latter category.12

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Woody Allen
The 1980s
While September (1987) was an unwieldy return to the psychodramatic territory of Interiors, Allen fared better when he took a Bergmanesque approach with Another Woman (1988), in which Gena Rowlands was superb as a philosophy professor who undergoes a life-changing epiphany. Much of the credit for…
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While September (1987) was an unwieldy return to the psychodramatic territory of Interiors, Allen fared better when he took a Bergmanesque approach with Another Woman (1988), in which Gena Rowlands was superb as a philosophy professor who undergoes a life-changing epiphany. Much of the credit for…
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Dianne Wiest
…and Sam Waterston in Allen’s September (1987). Wiest played mothers in The Lost Boys (1987), Bright Lights, Big City (1988), and Ron Howard’s Parenthood (1989), and the latter portrayal earned her Golden Globe and Oscar nominations.
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…and Sam Waterston in Allen’s September (1987). Wiest played mothers in The Lost Boys (1987), Bright Lights, Big City (1988), and Ron Howard’s Parenthood (1989), and the latter portrayal earned her Golden Globe and Oscar nominations.
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