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Barefoot in the Park

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Original title

Barefoot in the Park

Year

1967

Running time

105 min.

Country

United States

Director

Gene Saks

Screenwriter

Neil Simon. Play: Neil Simon

Cast

Music

Neal Hefti

Cinematography

Joseph LaShelle

Producer

Paramount Pictures

Genre

Romance. Comedy | Romantic Comedy

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Neil Simon Adaptations

Synopsis

Master of Broadway comedy Neil Simon adapted his hit play about a conservative young lawyer and his off-the-wall bride for this warm film classic. Robert Redford is Mister Straight. Jane Fonda is his new wife, who dedicates her life to the pursuit of fun. As the ecstasy of the honeymoon gives way to the reality of setting up housekeeping in a five-flight walk-up, the harmony of marriage turns to comical discord. The mother-in-law complains meekly. The middle-aged lothario upstairs flirts. Joy turns to anguish. There is little doubt that the young people will kiss and make up by the end of the picture, just as theres little doubt that the mother and the neighbor will find each other. Fonda and Redford make a wonderfully successful comedy team.

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Awards: 1967: Academy Awards: Nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Natwick)

1967: BAFTA Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Actress (Jane Fonda)

1967: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Comedy Screenplay

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Critics' reviews

"It's handled well by director Gene Saks, who keeps the humour flowing and maintains a lively pace"

Jo Berry: Radio Times
"It's hardly a strong plot for a movie, but Neil Simon inserts just enough sparkling dialogue into this adaptation of his Broadway hit, to keep boredom from ruining this kooky film."

Almar Haflidason: BBC
"A thoroughly entertaining comedy delight about young marriage"

Variety Staff: Variety
"Nothing special, but it's a decent example of a vanished genre—the small character comedy"

Dave Kehr: Chicago Tribune
"Barefoot in the Park is one of the few plays to be reincarnated on-screen while playing on the Broadway stage. Happily, it loses little in transition."

Time
"The movie is full of physical details that I found impossible to believe."

Andrew Sarris: Village Voice
"Almost amusing in a harmlessly, pleasantly stupid way."

Pauline Kael: The New Yorker

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