A delightful moment with Ellen Burstyn and Kris Kristofferson sharing their experience on working in the acclaimed "Alice
Doesn't Live Here Anymore" and the film influenced on their personal lives at that particular time. They both share great stories about the film,
who they were at the time of filming and many other stories that can confirmed on the trivia section of the film. There's lots of fun stories
on Alfred Lutter, the young boy and how his "shoot the dog" moment got into the film as he was annoying Marty with the joke; and Kristofferson has
some hysterical laughters during some portions of the interview while remembering behind the scenes moments.
Pity is that we don't have the man behind it all, the great Martin Scorsese, in one of the rare times where he wasn't the author behind the whole concept (as he was personally chosen by Burstyn after she wanted a young director to work on the project and she loved "Mean Streets", his previous film). Yet the film lives and breathes with his artistry, camera movements and editing and obvious his direction of actors and casting choices. Sure, a great deal of viewers never associate him with that movie, a lovely and fun film about women power and how they could change their lives without fulfilling typical roles. Without his input on what he learned by making something far from his zone of interest and his experiences on working with that cast - many returned with him on "Taxi Driver" and others. Also a pity that the duo never talks about the great Diane Ladd.
Those missing things don't hurt the special, just makes a little less enjoyable but it's all fine to watch, it's a comprehensive view on the making of a nearly forgotten classic. 8/10.
Pity is that we don't have the man behind it all, the great Martin Scorsese, in one of the rare times where he wasn't the author behind the whole concept (as he was personally chosen by Burstyn after she wanted a young director to work on the project and she loved "Mean Streets", his previous film). Yet the film lives and breathes with his artistry, camera movements and editing and obvious his direction of actors and casting choices. Sure, a great deal of viewers never associate him with that movie, a lovely and fun film about women power and how they could change their lives without fulfilling typical roles. Without his input on what he learned by making something far from his zone of interest and his experiences on working with that cast - many returned with him on "Taxi Driver" and others. Also a pity that the duo never talks about the great Diane Ladd.
Those missing things don't hurt the special, just makes a little less enjoyable but it's all fine to watch, it's a comprehensive view on the making of a nearly forgotten classic. 8/10.