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Sweet Liberty

1986, Movie, PG, 107 mins

Sweet Liberty: Review

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Movies about the making of movies are a tricky proposition. When they succeed, they are a revelation. When they almost succeed, as in this, they can be a disappointment. Alan Alda, who wrote and directed the picture, plays Michael Burgess, a somewhat stuffy professor at a small North Carolina college. Divorced, he is having a relationship with a fellow teacher (Lise Hilboldt), but he is loath to make a serious commitment. A movie company has purchased Michael's Revolutionary War novel and descends on the small town to shoot it. The film company is led by director Bo Hodges (Saul Rubinek) who has his crew, screenwriter (Bob Hoskins) and cast, including British rake Elliott James (Michael Caine) and Faith Healy (Michelle Pfeiffer), with him. But Michael is shocked to learn that great liberties have been taken with his historically accurate script. Too many subplots muddle what could have been a delicious parody of moviemaking. leave a comment
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