Someone to Love (1987 film)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
M. H. Simonson
Judith Wolinsky
Henry Jaglom
Andrea Marcovicci
Michael Emil
Sally Kellerman
| Someone to Love | |
|---|---|
.jpg) | |
| Directed by | Henry Jaglom |
| Written by | Henry Jaglom |
| Produced by | Michael Jaglom M. H. Simonson Judith Wolinsky |
| Starring | Orson Welles Henry Jaglom Andrea Marcovicci Michael Emil Sally Kellerman |
| Cinematography | Hanania Baer |
| Distributed by | Castle Hill Productions Inc. |
Release date |
|
Running time | 111 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Someone to Love is a 1987 American comedy film directed by Henry Jaglom. It was Orson Welles' final live action film appearance,[1] released two years after his death but produced before his voiceover in The Transformers: The Movie, his final film performance.
The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
The film is a pseudo-documentary about a filmmaker who throws a Valentine's Day party at an old theater that is about to be demolished. The filmmaker invites numerous single friends, including his brother, the real estate agent who sold the theater to a developer who is going to build a modern shopping mall, to the party and then quizzes them on camera about their lives, failed relationships, intimacy issues, and loneliness.
Cast
- Orson Welles as Danny's Friend
- Henry Jaglom as Danny Sapir
- Andrea Marcovicci as Helene Eugene
- Michael Emil as Mickey Sapir
- Sally Kellerman as Edith Helm
- Oja Kodar as Yolena
- Stephen Bishop as Blue
- Ronee Blakley as Attendee
- Kathryn Harrold as Attendee - Kathryn
- Monte Hellman as Attendee - Richard
- David Frishberg as Harry
- Miles Kreuger as Theatre Manager
- Bjorke Andersun as Truck Driver
Critical reception
Walter Goodman of The New York Times wrote in his review, "If you haven't been in a roomful of chatter about relationships lately and are aching for the experience, Someone to Love may be just the cure. Watching this latest effort of Henry Jaglom, who makes movies that feature his friends and relatives, is the next best thing to being trapped in a 1960's encounter session with people you'd just as soon not encounter."[3]
