Directed by:
Alan RudolphCinematography:
Jan KiesserComposer:
Mark IshamCast:
Jennifer Jason Leigh, Campbell Scott, Matthew Broderick, Peter Gallagher, Jennifer Beals, Andrew McCarthy, Wallace Shawn, Martha Plimpton, Sam Robards (more)Plots(1)
Cigarette smoke and laughter... The hollow clink of martini glasses and biting one-liners... This was the famed lunch scene at the Algonquin Hotel's Round Table of the 1920's, home to a circle of mutually supportive young artists that defined the heyday of New York sophistication and a literate era of wit and intellect. At the heart of the round table sat Mrs. Dorothy Parker (Jennifer Jason Leigh), one of the sharpest, most biting wits of the past century. But beneath the raucous laughter is a darker and richer tale filled with passionate affairs, friendship and tragedy, all captured in this striking masterpiece of unrequited love and self-destructive impulses from acclaimed director Alan Rudolph. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Independent Spirit Awards
- 1995 - Robert Altman (Best Feature)
- 1995 - Alan Rudolph (Best Director)
- 1995 - Campbell Scott (Best Male Lead)
- 1995 - Jennifer Jason Leigh (Best Female Lead)
- 1995 - Alan Rudolph, Randy Sue Coburn (Best Screenplay)
Golden Globes
- 1995 - Jennifer Jason Leigh (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1994 - Jennifer Jason Leigh (Best Actress)
Cannes Film Festival
- 1994 - Alan Rudolph (Golden Palm - Official Competition)