I have never seen a film that immediately brought me to an emotional state. I was vested in these characters almost instantly. The story unfolds slowly into what I believe is a very natural and very human tale of life,loss,wins,losses and regrets....almost Dickens' like in its approach with subtle hints of Hitchcock. I think this is Woody Allens best film. Full of melancholy and deep analysis.The soundtrack, a song written by Erik Satie, is the perfect background for what this film is trying to convey. 'Another Woman' could be played over and over again in order to grasp all of the main characters thoughts and feelings. This movie touched me...like no movie I have ever seen before. Excellent. Poignant. Moving. A must watch for any Woody Allen fan. I've been a fan of Gena Rowland's and this was one of her finest performances!

Gena Rowlands lives in her own world, really. She is married but is self-sufficient and, as she will soon find out, her world is coming apart. She is a very intelligent and well-educated woman but is one of those people who can't see past the end of their nose. In writing her latest book, she rents office space for quiet but is distracted by a voice confessing to a psychiatrist. She is enamored by the vulnerable and lost voice (Mia Farrow) and in the process learns about herself. In dealing with family members, her eyes are slowly beginning to open to see her own flaws and how to forgive herself and others. Gena Rowlands gives a spectacular performance in this introspective, insightful and intuitive Woody Allen film. It's beyond me why Gena was never recognized by Oscar for this film, or how this film never has gotten as much recognition as other Woody Allen films, like Hannah and Her Sisters and Annie Hall and even Interiors. This is a film not just for women but for all who demand intelligence and something challenging and worthwhile in the movies they see. No one can really write films like Woody Allen, where less is more. This short film will leave you thinking about your own life and how you get along with others. A tour de force for Gena Rowlands and Woody Allen!

Of the full-on serious drama films(Interiors, September and Another Woman), Another Woman is for me the best one. Interiors is still a great film but an acquired taste and it did ramble a little at times and September is also good and was better on re-watch. Another Woman is such a beautiful film and Allen has probably not done a more emotionally affecting film, and is close to perfect. It looks gorgeous especially with Sven Nykvist's typically wonderful cinematography and the dark and surreal colours are also eye-catching. The music is some of the most understated of any of Allen's films and good thing too, anything louder would have spoilt the mood, the piano as the instrument couldn't have been a more perfect choice. The script is incredibly thought-provoking and reflective, as well as usually with Allen painfully truthful and the odd bit of subtle humour, and the story is very layered and told with much intensity and genuine emotional impact. It is by far the most poignant Allen film and the one I personally connected with the most. There's a definite Ingmar Bergman influence here, Interiors and September also did, but never in a way that feels ripped off, more of a homage if you will. The characters are developed beautifully and easy to connect with(compared to other characters in Allen's films), and Allen's direction has never been more intricate. The cast are all top-drawer but Gena Rowlands is stunning- one of her, perhaps her very, best performances- and her haunting narration sublime. Ian Holm is delightfully priggish and Gene Hackman is remarkably moving as a conflicted character, one that is different to other characters he's done. Mia Farrow's role is rather small but she is very restrained and plaintive and appropriately so. Blythe Danner also gives one of her better performances in one of her best films and John Housemann, Sandy Dennis and David Ogden Stiers give more than able support. The ending is somewhat abrupt but incredibly moving. Overall, a beautiful film and among his better films, and Allen to me has never done anything more poignant. 10/10 Bethany Cox

Gena Rowlands gives a marvelous performance as a woman coming face to face with her reality in "Another Woman," a 1988 Woody Allen film also starring Mia Farrow, Ian Holm, Blythe Danner, John Housman,Sandy Dennis, Gene Hackman, Betty Buckley, Martha Plimpton, Gretchen Conroy, and Harris Yulin.Rowlands narrates as well as stars as Marion Post, a brilliant woman and expert in German literature who is on sabbatical from teaching to write a book. In order to accomplish this, she rents an apartment which happens to be right next to a therapist's office. The walls are then and her apartment and the therapist's office share a vent. Marion, in spite of herself, becomes very interested in the sessions of a young pregnant woman (Farrow) and starts to analyze herself. This leads to some shocking and painful realizations.With a cast like this, it's hard to miss, and Allen doesn't. This is a character study, and while the film moves slowly, it manages to keep one's attention.Allen does a beautiful job with this - Marion lives in a world where she hasn't allowed herself much real passion and feeling; therefore, he always has her dressed in gray."Another Woman" here actually has several meanings - Marion herself was another woman when she and her husband (Ian Holm) first met, as he was married; the Farrow character represents another woman; and Marion realizes that there is "another woman" inside her who hasn't quite emerged. There's one more "another woman," but that's all I'll say.Reminiscent of Bergman, Allen here has done an American take on him, so it just feels a little lighter than, say, "Autumn Sonata" (what doesn't?).Very special film about choices, regrets, aging, and hope.