The one that Woody Allen kept re filming. It's like a filmed play but devised for film so it works. No one talks like a real human, it's expressionistic dialogue but once I got used to it, it was fine.
Funny to hear Elaine Strich make a crack about Errol Flynn not being interested in her because she was too old at 16.
Well acted. Sam Waterston's hitting on Diane Wiest was creepy - his articulation was too pronounced or something. It was just uncomfortable.
The big reveal - Mia shot the dude not mum - feels sort of thrown away. It's as if the film is building up to a big climax - her suiciding, cracking up, something - but doesn't go there. I guess Chekhov doesn't go there either and this is based on that.
Also I get that Woody wanted to make a self contained film but it's frustrating that this is set in the country and we never have a look outside.
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