AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.
Create a link to this page
Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:
Johnson, Diane. L'Affaire.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
Sept. 2003. 336p. Dutton, $24.95 (0-525-94740-X).
Like the wildly successful Le Divorce (1997) and Le Mariage (2000), Johnson's latest novel explores the strange alchemy that occurs when American and European social mores collide. On the cusp of her thirtieth birthday, Californian Amy Hawkins arrives at a posh ski resort in the French Alps just as a freak series of avalanches lands two of her fellow vacationers in the hospital. The victims are a wealthy British publisher and his latest wife, and before long the children of his previous marriages arrive to sort out his affairs. Amy, who had hoped ...
- Split decision; Merchant/Ivory's "Le Divorce" weds a luscious setting and a...
- Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) Strickler, Jeff August 15, 2003 700+ words
...their source material. But in "Le Divorce," that's too much of a good thing. Like most Merchant/Ivory films, it features a deep cast...insight into its characters. "Le Divorce" leaves us feeling unattached...
- Film review: Merchant-Ivory's 'Le Divorce'.
- News wire article from: United Press International August 7, 2003 700+ words
...traction emotionally, "Le Divorce" is elegant looking...and French culture. "Le Divorce" is a bit of a mess...The message of "Le Divorce" is that, despite the...trashiness just shows that Merchant, Ivory, and Jhabvala have aged...
- Merchant-Ivory's droll 'Divorce' provides slight amusement.(Time Out!)
- Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) Reese, Joel August 8, 2003 700+ words
...Daily Herald Staff Writer "Le Divorce" 1/2 out of four Opens...both better and worse, "Le Divorce" gives us a classic Merchant-Ivory film. In other words, the...s best-selling book, "Le Divorce" gently ribs American and...
- Le Divorce.(Ents Cinema releases)
- Newspaper article from: The Journal (Newcastle, England) September 19, 2003 700+ words
...sparking a bitter war of words between the two clans. Le Divorce is Merchant Ivory at their most frothy, flippant and forgettable...trade of most Goldie Hawn movies. Without her, Le Divorce would be dull as Parisian dishwater.
- BUDDY PICTURE LONG-SUCCESSFUL TEAM TAKES A STAB AT COMEDY IN "LE...
- Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot August 22, 2003 700+ words
...called "Le Divorce,'' and it opens today. Merchant/Ivory is in the...Nonetheless, "Le Divorce'' asks...myth that Merchant Ivory only makes...elegant.'' "Le Divorce'' is typical of Merchant/Ivory subject matter...
- Le Divorce.(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Video Store Tiffany, Laura January 25, 2004 700+ words
Le Divorce Street 1/27 Fox, Comedy...disappointingly muddled comedy of manners Le Divorce. While pretty poet Roxy suffers...selling novel by Diane Johnson, Le Divorce travels familiar territory for Merchant-Ivory fans. It's a comedy of cultural...
- IRRECONCILABLE ACTING STYLES MUDDLE 'LE DIVORCE' FILM CAN'T FIND ITS IDENTITY,...
- Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) Denerstein^, Robert August 15, 2003 700+ words
...watching the Merchant/Ivory team again...Johnson's Le Divorce. Johnson...aren't a Merchant/Ivory strong suit, and Le Divorce winds up...Photo In Le Divorce, Kate Hudson...In the Merchant/Ivory production...
- Americans in Paris; 'Le Divorce' turns a depressing topic into an appealing...
- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor August 8, 2003 700+ words
...truth about "Le Divorce" lies between...it isn't a Merchant Ivory classic like...best pictures. "Le Divorce" falls into this...many perennial Merchant Ivory themes in its...surprising in a Merchant Ivory movie - is its...bimbo. In sum, "Le ...
