Women & Men: Stories of Seduction

*Women & Men: Stories of Seduction*
Women & Men: Stories of Seduction
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Genre	Drama; Romance
Screenplay by	Valerie Curtin; Joan Didion; John Gregory Dunne
Directed by	Frederic Raphael; Tony Richardson; Ken Russell
Starring	James Woods; Melanie Griffith; Beau Bridges; Elizabeth McGovern; Molly Ringwald; Peter Weller
Composer	Marvin Hamlisch
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Colin Callender; Ted Hartley; Jerry Offsay
Producers	David Brown; William S. Gilmore
Cinematography	Ernest Day; Billy Williams; Steve Yaconelli
Editors	John Jympson; Robert K. Lambert
Running time	83 minutes
Production company	HBO Showcase
Original release
Network	HBO
Release	August 19, 1990

Women & Men: Stories of Seduction is a 1990 American drama film consisting of three separate short films. The three segments are directed by Frederic Raphael, Tony Richardson, and Ken Russell and written by Valerie Curtin, Joan Didion, and John Gregory Dunne, based on short stories by Ernest Hemingway, Mary McCarthy, and Dorothy Parker. The film stars James Woods, Melanie Griffith, Beau Bridges, Elizabeth McGovern, Molly Ringwald, and Peter Weller. The film premiered on HBO on August 19, 1990.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

The three stories being adapted are "Hills Like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemingway, "The Man in the Brooks Brothers Suit" by Mary McCarthy, and "Dusk Before Fireworks" by Dorothy Parker. All are about romantic liaisons.

Cast

James Woods as Robert
Melanie Griffith as Hadley
Beau Bridges as Gerry Green
Elizabeth McGovern as Vicki
Molly Ringwald as Kit
Peter Weller as Hobie
Kyra Sedgwick as Arlene
Philip O'Brien as Vicki's Father

References

^ Ken Tucker (1990-08-17). "Women & Men: Stories of Seduction". EW.com. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
^ Rick Kogan (1990-08-17). "HBO's 'Stories Of Seduction' An All-star Party Without Enough". Articles.chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
^ Alan Carter (1990-08-20). "Picks and Pans Review: Women & Men: Stories of Seduction". People.com. Retrieved 2017-12-09.

External links

Women & Men: Stories of Seduction at IMDb

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[1] Ken Tucker (1990-08-17). "Women & Men: Stories of Seduction". EW.com. Retrieved 2017-12-09.

[2] Rick Kogan (1990-08-17). "HBO's 'Stories Of Seduction' An All-star Party Without Enough". Articles.chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2017-12-09.

[3] Alan Carter (1990-08-20). "Picks and Pans Review: Women & Men: Stories of Seduction". People.com. Retrieved 2017-12-09.

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v t e Works directed by Ken Russell
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Documentaries	John Betjeman: A Poet in London (1959) Gordon Jacob (1959) A House in Bayswater (1959) Pop Goes the Easel (1962) Elgar (1962) Watch the Birdie (1963) Bartok (1964) The Dotty World of James Lloyd (1964) The Debussy Film (1965) Always on Sunday (1965) Don't Shoot the Composer (1966) Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World (1966) Dante's Inferno (1967) Song of Summer (1968) Dance of the Seven Veils (1970) William and Dorothy (1976) The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1978) The Planets (1983) Vaughan Williams: A Symphonic Portrait (1984) Ken Russell's ABC of British Music (1988) The Strange Affliction of Anton Bruckner (1990) The Mystery of Dr Martinu (1992) Elgar: Fantasy on a Composer on a Bicycle (2002)
Shorts	Peep Show (1956) Amelia and the Angel (1958) Segment "Nessun Dorma" in Aria (1987) The Insatiable Mrs. Kirsch (1993) The Lion's Mouth (2000) A Kitten for Hitler (2007)
TV movies	Prisoner of Honor (1991) The Secret Life of Arnold Bax (1992) Lady Chatterley (mini-series, 1993) Ken Russell's Treasure Island (1995) Dogboys (1998)
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