HANNAH AND HER SISTERS
The first thing that struck me about this film is the impressive cast. Besides Woody Allen and Mia Farrow, who were in the middle of their well-documented relationship, we get Michael Caine, Barbara Hershey, Max Von Sydow, Diane Wiest, Carrie Fisher, Sam Waterson; and even the very small parts are played by the likes of Richard Jenkins (the father of the Fisher family in 'Six Feet Under'). Apparently Julia Louis-Dreyfus turns up at one point but I failed to spot her. Several of Farrow's children make uncredited appearances in the background as Hannah's children, including Soon-Yi Previn, who later became Allen's wife. This is an ambitious project for Allen, a more serious drama than we might expect from him, generally eschewing the usual one-liners, with three female characters at its heart. Like a lot of comedy-dramas , it is neither out-and-out funny, nor does it reach any great dramatic heights. Mia Farrow was unimpressed with a rough draft of the script, and...