#1038: BAUMBACH, Noah: Marriage Story (2019)

BAUMBACH, Noah (United States)
Marriage Story [2019]
Spine #1038
Blu-ray


A love story about divorce. A marriage coming apart and a family coming together. Marriage Story is a hilarious and harrowing, sharply observed, and deeply compassionate film from the acclaimed writer-director Noah Baumbach. Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson deliver tour-de-force performances as Charlie, a charismatic New York theater director wedded to his work, and Nicole, an actor who is ready to change her own life. Their hopes for an amicable divorce fade as they are drawn into a system that pits them against each other and forces them to redefine their relationship and their family. Featuring bravura, finely drawn supporting turns from Alan Alda, Ray Liotta, and Laura Dern — who won an Academy Award for her performance here — as the trio of lawyers who preside over the legal battle. Marriage Story (nominated for six Academy Awards, including best picture) is a work of both intimacy and scope that ultimately invokes hope amid the ruins.

137 minutes
Color
5.1 Surround
1:66:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2020
Director/Writer


Noah Baumbach was 40 when he wrote and directed Marriage Story.

Other Baumbach films in the Collection:

#394: Kicking And Screaming (1995)
#845: The Squid And The Whale (2005)
#681: Frances Ha (2013)

The Film

A

Film Rating (0-60):

60

The Extras

The Booklet

Twelve-page wraparound featuring notes on the film by novelist Linn Ullmann.

Commentary

None.

Interview

With actors Johansson, Driver, Dern, Alda, Hagerty, and Liotta.

The Filmmakers

A program about the production of the film, featuring interviews with Baumbach, editor Jennifer Lame, production designer Jade Healy, costume designer Mark Bridges, and producer David Heyman.

The Making of “Marriage Story”

A program featuring behind-the-scenes footage.

Interviews

With composer Randy Newman and Baumbach about the film’s score.

Program

Featuring Baumbach walking viewers through a key location from the film.

Trailers

Extras Rating (0-40):

39

60 + 39 =

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