The Heartbreak Kid (1972)
First screened in May 2016

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Director: Elaine May. Cast: Charles Grodin, Cybill Shepherd, Jeannie Berlin, Eddie Albert, Audra Lindley, Mitchell Jason, Doris Roberts, William Prince, Augusta Dabney, Jack Hausman, Marilyn Putnam. Screenplay: Neil Simon (based on the story "A Change of Plan" by Bruce Jay Friedman).

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Twitter Capsule: May's pitiless spin on Neil Simon story is admirably unexpected but broad in its own way. Better in retrospect.

VOR: ④  The tonal experiment, less an artistic choice than a statement of worldview, is very interesting, even if the movie doesn't persuade you scene by scene. And it persuades many.

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Photo © 1972 20th Century Fox/Palomar Pictures

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B–

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Academy Award Nominations:
	Best Supporting Actress: Jeannie Berlin
	Best Supporting Actor: Eddie Albert
Golden Globe Nominations:
	Best Actor (Musical/Comedy): Charles Grodin
	Best Supporting Actress: Jeannie Berlin
	Best Screenplay: Neil Simon
Other Awards:
	New York Film Critics Circle: Best Supporting Actress (Berlin)
	National Society of Film Critics: Best Supporting Actress (Berlin); Best Supporting Actor (Albert; tie)

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