Something's Gotta Give (film)

What your heart desires is an American comedy film directed by director and screenwriter Nancy Meyers.

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Harry is an aging music producer of 63 years, who has spent his life so far without strong bonds longer than Womanizer. His new conquest is the young Marin, who drives him to the beach house of her mother, where the duo's first weekend together want to spend. Contrary to expectations, however, they are surprised by Marin's mother Erica there, a playwright, and her sister Zoe.

You decide, her daughter and their more than twice as old lover to spend the weekend together at the beach house: After the first shock, Erica, Harry holds first for a burglar from their liberal side shows.

On the very first evening together, Harry suffers a heart attack and needs to be taken to the emergency room of the hospital. There, the women take on the young doctor, Julian Mercer, who is fascinated at first glance by Erica, whose plays he knows. Harry refuses to stay in the hospital, but he is not fit to travel. Marriage Erica knows how it happens, quartered her daughter Harry into her beach house, where he is a few days to recover under the care of her mother. After a few days Harry splits from Marin.

Julian uses a patient visit, to make an appointment with Erica. But Harry forges first tender bonds to the playwright. From the temporary coexistence of the two a real love relationship seems to develop. But once Harry has recovered again, Erica looks at him with a much younger woman in a restaurant. Erica is injured. Separates you from Harry, who does not want to bind to, and processed their feelings in a romantic comedy, which she wrote for the theater. Even Julian re-enters her life.

Six months later there will be a meeting in Paris: Julian and Erica Erica's birthday celebration in a restaurant. Harry arrives and is asked to stay. In the course of the common evening shows that between him and Erica is always even more than a bond of friendship. This also recognizes Julian, who are the two time to be clear about their feelings. Now finally confesses his love Harry Erica.

Reviews

  • Encyclopedia of the International film: Initially precisely staged comedy full of wit and a captivating leading man, but soon loses its narrative rhythm and accesses always coarser means.

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Diane Keaton received for her performance the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Comedy. She was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Jack Nicholson received a Golden Globe nomination.

Trivia

The production time of the film was extended by three weeks. Due to an error in the drafting of contracts on the part of the studio, in which Nicholson admitted to receive additional payments of 2.5 million U.S. dollars for each extended day, he received in addition to his fixed salary of 30 million U.S. dollars in addition a further 50 million U.S. dollars.

2003 Screenplay Film score Michael Ballhaus Paul Michael Glaser Metacritic
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