Review of Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) by Philip W — 08 Jun 2008
In watching Hannah and Her Sisters again last night, I have to wonder, again, how Barbara Hershey was not nominated for an Oscar alongside her co-stars Dianne Wiest and Michael Caine (who both won, of course). Caine is fantastic as the haplessly adorable adulterer and Wiest's neurotic bauble of a performance is endearing in her character's sort of unconfident frantic world, but I find Hershey simply divine. I always finish the film wondering again how she could not have been recognized. The break-up scene between Hershey and Max von Sydow is one of the most well-acted scenes in the entire film. And the scene of her reading the ee cummings poem quietly in bed as a secret message from her admirer is beautiful and touching.
I easily would've taken out any of the other Best Supporting Actress nominees that year (save Wiest) and put Hershey in. Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio in The Color of Money? I mean, what did she even DO in that movie?
The film is definitely one of the top ten films of the 1980's.
This review of Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) was written by Philip W on 08 Jun 2008.
Hannah and Her Sisters has generally received very positive reviews.
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