Another Woman (1988)

Director:

Woody Allen

Writer (WGA):

Woody Allen (written by)

Release Date:

18 November 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Facing a mid-life crisis, a woman rents an apartment next to a psychiatrist's office to write a new book, only to become drawn to the plight of a pregnant woman seeking that doctor's help.

Plot Keywords:

Psychiatrist | Therapist | New York | Female Protagonist | Melancholy

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Gena Rowlands	...	Marion Post
Mia Farrow	...	Hope
Ian Holm	...	Dr. Ken Post
Blythe Danner	...	Lydia
Gene Hackman	...	Larry Lewis
Betty Buckley	...	Kathy
Martha Plimpton	...	Laura
John Houseman	...	Marion's Father
Sandy Dennis	...	Claire
David Ogden Stiers	...	Young Marion's Father
Philip Bosco	...	Sam
Harris Yulin	...	Paul
Frances Conroy	...	Lynn
Fred Melamed	...	Patient's Voice / Engagement Party Guest
Kenneth Welsh	...	Donald
Bruce Jay Friedman	...	Mark
Bernie Leighton	...	Piano Player
Jack Gelber	...	Birthday Party Guest
Paul Sills	...	Birthday Party Guest
John Schenck	...	Birthday Party Guest
Noel Behn	...	Engagement Party Guest
Gretchen Dahm	...	Engagement Party Guest
Janet Frank	...	Engagement Party Guest
Dana Ivey	...	Engagement Party Guest
Alice Spivak	...	Engagement Party Guest
Mary Laslo	...	Clara
Carol Schultz	...	Young Clara
Dax Munna	...	Little Paul
Heather Sullivan	...	Little Marion
Margaret Marx	...	Young Marion
Jennifer Lynn McComb	...	Young Claire
Caroline McGee	...	Marion's Mother
Stephen Mailer	...	Young Paul
Jacques Levy	...	Jack
Dee Dee Friedman	...	Waitress
Josh Hamilton	...	Laura's Boyfriend
Kathryn Grody	...	Cynthia
John Towey	...	Waiter (as John Madden Towey)
Michael Kirby	...	Psychiatrist
Fred Sweda	...	Tom Banks
Jill Whitaker	...	Eleanor Banks

Directed by
Woody Allen

Writing credits (WGA)
Woody Allen		(written by)

Produced by
Robert Greenhut	....	producer
Charles H. Joffe	....	executive producer
Thomas A. Reilly	....	associate producer (as Thomas Reilly)
Helen Robin	....	associate producer
Jack Rollins	....	executive producer

Cinematography by
Sven Nykvist		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Susan E. Morse

Casting by
Juliet Taylor

Production Design by
Santo Loquasto

Art Direction by
Speed Hopkins

Set Decoration by
George DeTitta Jr.

Costume Design by
Jeffrey Kurland

Makeup Department
Fern Buchner	....	makeup artist
Romaine Greene	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Joseph Hartwick	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Judy Ferguson	....	additional second assistant director
Ken Ornstein	....	second assistant director
Thomas A. Reilly	....	first assistant director (as Thomas Reilly)
Matthew H. Rowland	....	dga trainee (as Matthew Rowland)

Art Department
Glenn Lloyd	....	art department coordinator
James Mazzola	....	property master
Fred Merusi	....	standby carpenter
Arne Olsen	....	chief construction grip
Ron Petagna	....	construction coordinator
Cosmo Sorice	....	standby scenic artist
James Sorice	....	master scenic artist
Dave Weinman	....	set dresser
Joseph Alfieri	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Gerald DeTitta	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Frank Didio	....	head carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Gina Alfano	....	assistant sound editor
Lee Dichter	....	sound re-recording mixer: Sound One Corp.
Frank Graziadei	....	sound recordist
Robert Hein	....	sound editor (as Bob Hein)
Sylvia Menno	....	apprentice sound editor
James Sabat	....	production sound mixer
Louis Sabat	....	boom operator
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Ronald Burke	....	dolly grip
Michael Caracciolo	....	second assistant cameraperson
Michael Green	....	assistant cameraperson
Brian Hamill	....	still photographer
Jim Manzione	....	best boy
Dick Mingalone	....	camera operator
Ray Quinlan	....	gaffer
Kathina Szeto	....	camera assistant trainee
Robert Ward	....	key grip (as Bob Ward)

Casting Department
Judie Fixler	....	additional casting: Todd Thaler Casting
Ellen Lewis	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Bill Christians	....	wardrobe supervisor: men
Lauren Gibson	....	costume assistant
Judy L. Ruskin	....	assistant costume designer (as Judy Ruskin Wong)
Melissa Stanton	....	wardrobe supervisor: women

Editorial Department
Claire Bush	....	apprentice film editor
William Lattanzi	....	assistant film editor
Jon Neuburger	....	associate film editor

Music Department
Roy B. Yokelson	....	music recording engineer

Transportation Department
Harold 'Whitey' McEvoy	....	transportation captain
Peter Tavis	....	transportation co-captain
Patrick Hogan	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Sam Bruskin	....	studio manager
Kay Chapin	....	script supervisor
James A. Davis	....	location scout (as James Davis)
Michael DeCasper	....	production assistant
Jonathan Filley	....	location manager
Lisa Fisher	....	assistant production coordinator
Mark Friedberg	....	production assistant
Peter Lombardi	....	production auditor
John A. Machione	....	assistant production auditor
Jane Read Martin	....	assistant: Mr. Allen
Douglas S. Ornstein	....	production assistant (as Doug Ornstein)
Dana Robin	....	location scout
Helen Robin	....	production coordinator
Lee Sachs	....	location scout
Doug Shannon	....	production assistant
Carl Turnquest Jr.	....	projectionist
Gilbert S. Williams	....	production assistant
Scott Schaffer	....	craft service (uncredited)

Thanks
Jay Engel	....	the producers wish to thank for their assistance

Production Companies

• Jack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe Productions (as A Jack Rollins and Charles H. Joffe Production)

Distributors

• Orion Pictures Corporation (1988) (USA) (theatrical) (as An Orion Pictures Release)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (1989) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1994) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• LK-TEL Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2001) (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services  the producers wish to thank for their assistance (as Albert G. Ruben Insurance Co., Inc.)
• General Camera Corporation  the producers wish to thank for their assistance (as General Camera Corp.)
• J.G. Films  negative cutting
• Lee Lighting America  the producers wish to thank for their assistance (as Lee Lighting America Ltd.)
• Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre & Broadcasting, The  the producers wish to thank for their assistance (as The The Mayor's Office of Film, Theater & Broadcasting)
• New York City Department of Parks and Recreation  the producers wish to thank for their assistance (as Cirty of New York Parks & Recreation)
• New York Police Department Motion Picture Unit  the producers wish to thank for their assistance (as New York Police Department's Movie & TV Unit)
• New York State Governor's Office for Motion Picture & Television Development  the producers wish to thank for their assistance
• Optical House, The  titles (as The Optical House, N.Y.)
• PMK Public Relations  publicity
• Palisades Interstate Park Commission, The, Bear Mountain, New York  the producers wish to thank for their assistance (as Palisades Interstate Parks Commission)
• R/Greenberg Associates  optical effects
• Sound One Corporation  re-recording mixer (as Sound One Corp.)
• Todd Thaler Casting  additional casting

Also Known As:

"La otra mujer" - Argentina, Mexico (imdb display title)
"Otra mujer" - Mexico (DVD box title), Spain
"A Outra" - Brazil
"Baska bir kadin" - Turkey (Turkish title)
"Druga zena" - Serbia (imdb display title)
"Egy másik asszony" - Hungary
"Eine andere Frau" - West Germany
"En anden kvinde" - Denmark
"En annan kvinna" - Sweden
"Inna kobieta" - Poland
"Isha Aheret" - Israel (Hebrew title)
"Mia alli gynaika" - Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title)
"Toinen nainen" - Finland
"Uma Outra Mulher" - Portugal
"Un'altra donna" - Italy
"Una altra dona" - Spain (Catalan title)
"Une autre femme" - France

Runtime:

81 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Netherlands:AL | Brazil:Livre | UK:PG | USA:TV-PG (TV rating) | Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Finland:S | France:U | Iceland:L | Singapore:PG | Sweden:Btl | USA:PG (PCA #29314) | West Germany:12 | Australia:PG (cable rating)

Filming Locations:

Alpine, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Jack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe Productions

Trivia:

Unlike most actors in Woody Allen's movies, Gena Rowlands was allowed to read the entire script before taking the part.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Marion:[voiceover] If someone had asked me when I reached my fifties to assess my life, I would have said that I had achieved a decent measure of fulfillment, both personally and professionally. Beyond that, I would say I don't choose to delve.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Fugitive/The Meteor Man/Manhattan Murder Mystery/The Secret Garden/The Wedding Banquet" (1993)

Soundtrack:

You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To

Another great Woody Allen drama

This is a wonderful movie but not an easy one. It mixes the present with the past and dreams with real life. You will need to see it three or four times at least to get the best out of it but it's well worth doing. Every performance is spot on, every scene has a purpose, there is no padding here. It comes as a shock to Gena Rowlands character that she is not what she thought she was, that people do not view her in the way she thought they did.She takes a journey through her life to see what went wrong with the unwitting aid of a psychiatrist and patient in the apartment next door. The film ends abruptly without a proper resolution just as life can and does. The final line of Gena Rowlands beautiful narration will haunt you. A masterpiece of writing and direction to say nothing of superb acting and masterful cinematography.