
Judy Berlin
Judy Berlin is a 1999 American independent drama film directed by Eric Mendelsohn. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. Mendelsohn won the directing prize for Judy Berlin at the 1999 Sundance International Film Festival. This was Madeline Kahn's final film appearance eleven months before her death on December 3, 1999.
Plot
Told in a series of vignettes, the film opens on the morning of the second day of school. Principal Arthur Gold (Bob Dishy) is married to Alice (Madeline Kahn), although interaction between them immediately hints that the union is unhappy. Alice babbles frequently, much to Arthur’s chagrin. Their son David (Aaron Harnick), who is thirty, is depressed after a failed attempt at being a Hollywood filmmaker.
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author | Eric Mendelsohn |
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contentLocation | New York |
director | Eric Mendelsohn |
editor | Eric Mendelsohn |
genre | drama |
keywords | anne meara bette henritze break bus driver carlin glynn cleaning lady disillusion filmmaking historical society judy graubart married morning of novella nelson paper cut peter appel queen solar eclipse wander |
producer | Rocco Caruso |
productionCompany | Starz |
publisher | Shooting Gallery Film Series |
theme | high school independent |