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- 1991
- R
- Columbia Pictures
- 2 h 12 m
- 1991
- R
- Columbia Pictures
- 2 h 12 m
Summary A troubled man talks to his suicidal sister's psychiatrist about their family history and falls in love with her in the process.
Directed By: Barbra Streisand
Written By: Pat Conroy, Becky Johnston
- 1991
- R
- Columbia Pictures
- 2 h 12 m
- 1991
- R
- Columbia Pictures
- 2 h 12 m
The Prince of Tides
65
8.0
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Summary A troubled man talks to his suicidal sister's psychiatrist about their family history and falls in love with her in the process.
Directed By: Barbra Streisand
Written By: Pat Conroy, Becky Johnston
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 21 Critic Reviews
65
57% Positive
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
38% Mixed
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5% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 21 Critic Reviews
65
57% Positive
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
38% Mixed
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
5% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
They ought to forgo the formalities and simply give Nick Nolte his Oscar right now for what is one of the great performances on screen, in this season or any other, in Prince of Tides, a sensitive, emotionally explosive jewel directed by Barbra Streisand, who also co-stars. The powerful, haunting drama opens today. [25 Dec 1991, p.E1]
Nolte gives a superlative performance, rich and full, packed with emotion and yet not overly hysterical. [25 Dec 1991, p.3F]
Director Barbra Streisand does justice to the popular book until the two-thirds mark of the film, whereupon the script abruptly changes from a psychic history to a gauzy romance. A Prince of a movie, until the end. [27 Dec 1991]
Streisand's been in front of cameras so long she's thinks of them as mirrors. Luckily she has a good eye and it, more often than not, has the ability to look straight to the soul.
Graced with fine performances and commendably biting off more than it can ever hope to chew, The Prince Of Tides is a rare slice of romantic moviemaking for all those grown-ups feeling ignored since Kramer Vs. Kramer last rattled their value systems. Best to take along your mother, a large box of hankies, and a hefty dose of salt.
As star, director and co-producer, Streisand shifts the book's focus from the Wingo past to the Tom-Susan love affair. This could have worked had Streisand directed herself better--if, indeed, she had directed herself at all. Instead of a performance, we get smirks, poses, campy shots that linger on her outrageously long manicured fingernails, and radiant, cloying smiles. Streisand's inadequacies, though, are more than compensated for by Nolte's compelling Tom. He brings conviction and depth to the role, treading a fine line between self-pity and self-respect and exposing his frailties with a rare sensitivity.
Even the stalwart Nolte drowns in the laughable idiocy of the Wingo-Lowenstein love affair, which lifts Tides to the fiasco class.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 9 User Ratings
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 9 User Ratings
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78% Positive
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Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 7 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
• 2 Nominations
