Postcards from the Edge

Postcards from the Edge

Having a wonderful time, wish I were here.

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Release Date

9/14/1990

Runtime

101 mins

Overview

Substance-addicted Hollywood actress, Suzanne Vale is on the skids. After a spell at a detox centre her film company insists as a condition of continuing to employ her that she live with her mother, herself once a star and now a champion drinker. Such a set-up is bad news for Suzanne who has struggled for years to get out of her mother's shadow, and who still treats her like a child. Despite these and other problems, Suzanne begins to see the funny side of her situation, and also realises that not only do daughters have mothers—mothers do too.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$22,000,000

Revenue

$39,071,603

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A sharp, tender comedy about a recovering actress forced to move in with her famous, drinking mother, a situation that becomes unexpectedly healing. The film mines genuine pain and laughter from the messy, cyclical nature of family damage and recovery.

Mood

BittersweetWistfulContemplative

Themes

AddictionFamilyIdentityRedemption

Tone

Ironic

Pacing

Steady

Look

Naturalistic

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Addiction

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