"Over-much Southern comfort", Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, "Robert Harling, Author of a Hit Comedy Based on a Family Tragedy", "What's Up, Robert Harling? How do you make a movie this disappointing with a cast this GOOD. !It's worse than horrible-there truly are no words. Steel Magnolias is so timeless, as shown here in this modern update. I just happened to watch him and I ended up crying. Nothing about it works. It was perfect. Not enough can be said about how much I adore Queen Latifah, Phylicia Rashād, Jill Scott, and Alfre Woodard. A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship, and welcome her into the fold. The play originally opened Off-Broadway (with one set and an all-female cast although the voice of a male DJ on the radio is intermittent during the play with all male "characters" referenced only through dialogue) at the WPA Theatre, in New York City, on March 28, 1987, with Pamela Berlin as director. The play is a comedy-drama about the bond among a group of Southern women in northwest Louisiana. It’s 30 minutes shorter than the 80s film, yet doesn’t lose anything and in ways is actually a bit more punchy. Delivery. Julia Roberts received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. This movie may truly be one of the worst. A subcategory of my 'Black Life on Film' list, which you can view here. Adaptation of Robert Harling's play emerging from the experiences with friends and family surrounding the death of his sister from diabetes. Supporting each other through their triumphs and tragedies, they congregate at Truvy’s beauty shop to ponder the mysteries of life and death, husbands and children - and hair and nails - all the important topics that truly unite and celebrate women. The play was adapted as a film in 1988 and released in 1989, with a screenplay also by Harling and directed by Herbert Ross. And if you squint you can see a great remake here. movie theaters are playing Steel Magnolias near you. Fandango helps you go back to the movies with confidence and peace of mind. "Coiffure et Confidences (2016) - Théâtre-Michel", "Women's History Month: U.S. Embassy Produced Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling - U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Poland", http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20609935,00.html, "Queen Latifah Joins Lifetime's Remake of 'Steel Magnolias' - TVOvermind", Brief synopsis and history at dramatists.com, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Steel_Magnolias_(play)&oldid=965030082, Articles with dead external links from May 2018, Articles with permanently dead external links, All Wikipedia articles written in American English, Articles with unsourced statements from January 2016, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 29 June 2020, at 00:25. He did but originally as a short story to give his nephew an understanding of the child's deceased mother. I think Steel Magnolias (2012) can set the pavement for filmmakers to do this – remakes of classics with all-black casts – more. Report this film. IMDb Was this review helpful to you? You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. [15] After three successful runs in Paris and multiple nationwide tours, its final performance, attended by Robert Harling, was filmed on June 12, 2017 and released on the French channel C8 a few months later. Release Dates (uncredited), Wedding Reception Guest / Looking at that poster is like being beaten across the head with a dozen steel magnolias. They discuss Shelby's upcoming wedding to her fiancé, Jackson. Inferior remake by the Lifetime Channel as Steel Magnolias (2012). Official Sites Boy was I pleasantly surprised. This list is for scripts or source material written or co-written by women. Staged by the Haiyuza Theatre Company on November 14–25, 2007, in Tokyo, translated and directed by Hajime Mori. More details at Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. The premiere UK production opened in the West End in March 1989 at the Lyric Theatre; directed by Julia McKenzie.[8]. Even though he doesn't have a keen eye, Kenny Leon does what he can to open up Robert Harling's dull, strained stageplay. She thinks she may even win an Oscar", "The Gaiety Theatre - Irish Theatre in Dublin", "Steel Magnolias at The Gaiety Theatre - Elevate PR", "Steel Magnolias in Ireland at Royal Theatre and Event Centre 2012". Funeral Guest Everything that’s so great about the original is present, the humour, the dialogue, the celebration of womanhood and femininity. Cast: Mayuko Aoyama as Truvy, Kaoru Inoue as Annelle, Mayumi Katayam as Clairee, Midori Ando as Shelby, Atsuko Kawaguchi as M'Lynn and Minae as Ouiser. There's a great cast here, just as good as the Field version, and some actors and characters don't need to do too much to work.

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