Women & Men: Stories of Seduction

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Women & Men: Stories of Seduction
GenreDrama
Romance
Screenplay by Valerie Curtin
Joan Didion
John Gregory Dunne
Directed by Frederic Raphael
Tony Richardson
Ken Russell
Starring James Woods
Melanie Griffith
Beau Bridges
Elizabeth McGovern
Molly Ringwald
Peter Weller
Composer Marvin Hamlisch
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers Colin Callender
Ted Hartley
Jerry Offsay
Producers David Brown
William S. Gilmore
Carlos Gil (associate producer) (segment "Hills Like White Elephants")
Cinematography Ernest Day
Billy Williams
Steve Yaconelli
EditorsJohn Jympson
Robert K. Lambert
Running time83 minutes
Production company HBO Showcase
Original release
Network HBO
ReleaseAugust 19, 1990 (1990-08-19)

Women & Men: Stories of Seduction is a 1990 American drama film consisting of three separate short films. The three segments are directed by Frederic Raphael, Tony Richardson, and Ken Russell and written by Valerie Curtin, Joan Didion, and John Gregory Dunne, based on short stories by Ernest Hemingway, Mary McCarthy, and Dorothy Parker. The film stars James Woods, Melanie Griffith, Beau Bridges, Elizabeth McGovern, Molly Ringwald, and Peter Weller. The film premiered on HBO on August 19, 1990. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Plot

The three stories being adapted are "Hills Like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemingway, "The Man In The Brooks Brothers Suit" by Mary McCarthy, and "Dusk Before Fireworks" by Dorothy Parker. All are about romantic liaisons.

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References

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