Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
First screened in May 2016
Director: Paul Mazursky. Cast: Natalie Wood, Robert Culp, Dyan Cannon, Elliott Gould, Donald F. Muhich, Horst Ebersberg, Lee Bergere, Greg Mullavey, John Halloran, Diane Berghoff, Celeste Yarnall, Andre Philippe, Vicki Thal, Joyce Easton. Screenplay: Paul Mazursky and Larry Tucker.

 Twitter Capsule: At its best has a rich, droll, loose hold on behavior. Sometimes slips into being arch or self-impressed.

VOR: ④  Unmistakably a child of the late 1960s, pitched at a delicate, distinctive register: you never fully unlock whether the film is lampooning or embracing these characters and their milieu.


Photo © 1969 Columbia Pictures

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B

Academy Award Nominations:
Best Supporting Actress: Dyan Cannon
Best Supporting Actor: Elliott Gould
Best Original Screenplay: Paul Mazursky and Larry Tucker
Best Cinematography: Charles Lang

Golden Globe Nominations:
Best Actress (Musical/Comedy): Dyan Cannon
Most Promising Newcomer (Female): Dyan Cannon

Other Awards:
Writers Guild of America: Best Original Screenplay (Comedy)
New York Film Critics Circle: Best Supporting Actress (Cannon); Best Screenplay
National Society of Film Critics: Best Screenplay
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