The Mirror Has Two Faces [P&S]

Director: Barbra Streisand Barbra Streisand

Overview

In this romantic comedy, middle-aged English professor Rose Morgan is homely and shy. Professor Gregory Larkin has had one failed romance too many and blames sex for his rotten luck. After hearing Rose praise chaste and courtly love to her class, Gregory enters a romantic but non-physical relationship with her.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/20/1998
UPC:	0043396825291
Original Release:	1996
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMT
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Full Frame]
Sound:	[stereo, Dolby Digital]
Language:	English
Time:	2:06:00
Sales rank:	6,133

Special Features

English two-channel or 5.1 [Dolby Digital]; Additional languages: French, Spanish; Subtitles: Spanish, Korean; Scene selections; Widescreen and full-screen formats

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Barbra Streisand	Rose Morgan,Rose Morgan
Jeff Bridges	Gregory Larkin,Gregory Larkin
Lauren Bacall	Hannah Morgan,Hannah Morgan
George Segal	Henry Fine,Henry Fine
Mimi Rogers	Claire Morgan,Claire Morgan
Pierce Brosnan	Alex,Alex
Brenda Vaccaro	Doris,Doris
Austin Pendleton	Barry,Barry
Elle Macpherson	Candy,Candy
Ali Marsh	First Girl Student,First Girl Student
Leslie Stefanson	Sara Myers,Sara Myers
Taina Elg	Female Professor,Female Professor
Lucy Avery Brooks	Felicia,Felicia
Amber Smith	Felicia,Felicia
David Kinzie	Claire's Masseur,Claire's Masseur
Howard S. Herman	Rabbi,Rabbi
Thomas Hartman	Reverend,Reverend
Trevor Ristow	Trevor,Trevor
Brian Schwary	Mike,Mike
Jill Tara Kushner	Jill,Jill
Randy Pearlstein	Randy,Randy
Stacie Sumter	Stacie,Stacie
Cindy Guyer	Taxi Stealer,Taxi Stealer
Thomas Saccio	Taxi Driver,Taxi Driver
Andrew Parks	Waiter,Waiter
Jimmy Baio	Jimmy the Waiter,Jimmy the Waiter
Emma Fann	Henry's First Date,Henry's First Date
Laura Bailey	Henry's Second Date,Henry's Second Date
Mike Hodge	Justice of Peace,Justice of Peace
Anne O'Sullivan	Gloria,Gloria
Sandi Schroeder	Female Student,Female Student
Kiyoko M Hairston	Female Student,Female Student
Ben Weber	Male Student,Male Student
Christopher Keys	Male Student,Male Student
Lisa Wheeler	Female Aerobic Instructor,Female Aerobic Instructor
Kirk Moore	Male Aeorbic Instructor,Male Aeorbic Instructor
Regina Viotto	Make-up Artist,Make-up Artist
Paul LaBreque	Hair Colorist,Hair Colorist
Ruggero Comploj	Waiter,Waiter
William Cain	Mr. Jenkins,Mr. Jenkins
Adam LeFevre	Doorman,Doorman
JoAn Mollison	Irate Woman,Irate Woman
Carlo Scibelli	Opera Man,Opera Man
Marvin Hamlisch	Composer,Composer
Howard Sherman	Rabbi,Rabbi

Technical Credits

Gérard Oury

André Cayatte

Richard LaGravenese

Barbra Streisand	Director,Director,Producer,Producer
Gérard Oury	Screenwriter,Screenwriter,Screenwriter,Screenwriter
André Cayatte	Screenwriter,Screenwriter,Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Arnon Milchan	Producer,Producer
Cis Corman	Executive Producer,Executive Producer
Vince Deadrick Jr.	Stunts,Stunts
Bonnie Finnegan	Casting,Casting
Todd Thaler	Casting,Casting
Richard LaGravenese	Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Ronald L. Schwary	Producer,Producer,Executive Producer,Executive Producer
John H. Arrufat	Sound Effects,Sound Effects
Charles L. Campbell	Sound Effects,Sound Effects
Harry Cheney	Sound Effects,Sound Effects
Thomas Nelson	Sound/Sound Designer,Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

The Mirror Has Two Faces finds Barbra Streisand making the mature choice, as both an actor and a director, to look at herself objectively, and cast herself accordingly. The result is a welcome addition to the genre of relationship films featuring self-deprecating New Yorkers. By finally acknowledging that she is the brains of the family, and casting another actress (Mimi Rogers) as the looks, Streisand frees herself up for some wickedly personal humor that strikes a deeper chord for its honesty. Richard LaGravenese's writing shines most brightly during Streisand's lectures to her university students, which also showcase her acting at its most natural and relaxed. In several masterful scenes, she couches the film's themes in the language of classroom debate, as insightful as it is irreverent, and all the more impressive because it demonstrates her easy nature and sharp sense of humor. There's plenty of humor beyond the classroom walls, from Streisand's ironic laments ("Why put makeup on? It's still me, only in color") to the physical and emotional awkwardness of Jeff Bridges' fuddy-duddy. Streisand does revert to "aren't I pretty?" mode on occasion, as when her elaborate makeover proves enough to win the affections of the shallow hunk played by Pierce Brosnan. For the most part, however, The Mirror Has Two Faces is a smart consideration of the regrettable dichotomy between intellectual and physical love, and whether it is okay to settle for one if you can't have the other.