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The Mirror Has Two Faces
1996 126 min United States of America PG-13 12+
★7.1
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director: Barbra Streisand
🎭 Based on
«Le Miroir à deux faces»
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Description
Rose Morgan, who still lives with her mother, is a professor of Romantic Literature who desperately longs for passion in her life. Gregory Larkin, a mathematics professor, has been burned by passionate relationships and longs for a sexless union based on friendship and respect.
Budget:
$42M
US Gross:
$41.08M
Worldwide:
$41.08M
Starring
Barbra Streisand
Actor
Jeff Bridges
Actor
Lauren Bacall
Actor
Awards
Golden Globe 1997
— Best Supporting Actress
Screen Actors Guild Awards 1997
— Best Supporting Actress
Golden Globe 1997
— Best Original Score
Golden Globe 1997
— Best Supporting Actress
BAFTA 1997
— Best Supporting Actress
Academy Awards 1997
— Best Original Song
Academy Awards 1997
— Best Supporting Actress
Screen Actors Guild Awards 1997
— Best Supporting Actress
Key opinion
The Mirror Has Two Faces is widely celebrated as a tender, intellectually stimulating, and atmospheric romantic drama. While a minority of critics find the premise unrealistic or the transformation arc trope-heavy, most viewers praise the nuanced chemistry between Barbra Streisand and Jeff Bridges.
| Acting | Barbra Streisand and Jeff Bridges deliver layered, convincing performances that ground the film's philosophical exploration of intimacy. | |
| Screenplay | The script features quotable, pithy dialogue that effectively balances intellectual musings on love with warmth and humor. | |
| Score | The film creates an inviting, sentimental atmosphere enhanced by a refined and organic musical score. | |
| Pacing | Viewers are divided on the film's pacing; some find the two-hour runtime brisk and engaging, while others experience a slow, underwhelming start. | |
| Theme | Critics disagree on the narrative's validity, with some appreciating its mature take on non-sexual companionship and others dismissing the central premise of a sexless marriage as unrealistic. |