Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (Original title)
Date: 1999 (Copyright)Countries: USA, GermanyDirected by: Rodrigo García
Production company billing: [Variety] An MGM release from United Artists of a Jon Avnet and Franchise Pictures presentation. © 1999 LTZ II
Synopsis: Drama. The lives of several female characters are linked in an episodic story set in the San Fernando Valley area. Dr Keener is a physician who feels she is running out of time to find a suitable mate, and is attracted to a fellow doctor. When a tarot card reader gives her some accurate and devastating information, the physician is emotionally affected. Another character, Rebecca, unexpectedly finds herself pregnant at the age of 39, and decides to have an abortion - which is performed by Dr Keener. Other characters appear and reappear as the story unravels, including the tarot card reader, whose female lover is desperately ill.
Genre: Drama
Title: Film kritikenAuthor: BORNER, Kerstin Article type: CreditsLanguage: German
In: Screen International n1241 14 Jan 2000 Page: 19
Title: Bewitched bothered and bewilderedAuthor: BROWN, Colin Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: On the entries for this year's Sundance Film Festival, predicting focus may fall on WHAT'S COOKING? and HAPPY ACCIDENTS, as well as JOE GOULD'S SECRET, BOILER ROOM, and THINGS YOU CAN TELL JUST BY LOOKING AT HER.
In: Variety 24 Jan 2000 Pages: 57-58
Title: FILM REVIEWSAuthor: MCCARTHY, Todd Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Edinburgh Film Festival Catalogue v54th 2000 Page: 27
Title: [Edinburgh Film Festival Catalogue - v54th 2000: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Production/distribution contacts.
In: Sight and Sound v10 n7 July 2000 Page: 15
Title: East is best: Cannes 2000Author: ROMNEY, Jonathan Article type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Short appraisal following the screening of the film at Cannes 2000.
In: Screen International n1248 3 Mar 2000 Page: 24
Title: Things You Can Tell Just By Looking At HerAuthor: GOODRIDGE, Mike Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Film Tutti i Film della Stagione n48 Nov/Dec 2000 Page: 50, 51
Title: [Film Tutti i Film della Stagione - n48 Nov/Dec 2000: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: Italian
In: Interview August 2000 Page: 64
Title: Shots in the darkAuthor: FULLER, Graham Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Reviews of WONDERLAND and THINGS YOU CAN TELL JUST BY LOOKING AT HER.
In: Entertainment Weekly n526 18 Feb 2000 Page: 38
Title: The A listAuthor: SVETKEY, Benjamin Article type: PreviewLanguage: English
Date: 1999 (Copyright)Countries: USA, GermanyDirected by: Rodrigo García
Production company billing: [Variety] An MGM release from United Artists of a Jon Avnet and Franchise Pictures presentation. © 1999 LTZ II
Synopsis: Drama. The lives of several female characters are linked in an episodic story set in the San Fernando Valley area. Dr Keener is a physician who feels she is running out of time to find a suitable mate, and is attracted to a fellow doctor. When a tarot card reader gives her some accurate and devastating information, the physician is emotionally affected. Another character, Rebecca, unexpectedly finds herself pregnant at the age of 39, and decides to have an abortion - which is performed by Dr Keener. Other characters appear and reappear as the story unravels, including the tarot card reader, whose female lover is desperately ill.
Genre: Drama
Credits
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©: LTZ II, Production Company: Jon Avnet Productions, Production Company: Franchise Pictures, Production Company: Intertainment AG, Produced with the Support of: Sundance/NHK International Filmmakers Award, Executive Producer: Elie Samaha, Executive Producer: Andrew Stevens, Produced by: Jon Avnet, Producer: Lisa Lindstrom, Producer: Marsha Oglesby, Line Producer: Effie T. Brown, Production Co-ordinator: G. Shawn Davis, Assistant Production Co-ordinator: Nicole Colombie, Production Accountant: Tori Meek, Assistant Production Accountant: Monica L. Kocher, Post-production Accountant: Jennifer Malsch, Location Manager: Val Burnley, Assistant Location Manager: Elaine Patarini, Assistant to Jon Avnet: Jonna Smith, Assistant to Lisa Lindstrom: Swanna Macnair, Assistant to Rodrigo García: Jessica Koosed, Assistant to Glenn Close: Lori Dorn, Producers' Assistant: Huck Hackstedt, AKCO Administrator: Carol Chacamaty, Key Set Production Assistant: Mark Patterson, Set Production Assistant: Lucas Pola, Set Production Assistant: Kerim Ekonomi, Set Production Assistant: Coreen Fernandez de Gamboa, Elias Nahmias, Office Production Assistant: Katrina Phillips, Office Production Assistant: Eric Melstad, Office Production Assistant: Jonathan Parker, Office Production Assistant: Bryan Palliccia, Matthew Thomas, Assistant Director (1st): Van Hayden, Assistant Director (2nd): Shane Clark, Assistant Director (2nd 2nd): Joy Roberts, Assistant Director (Additional 2nd 2nd): Kyle Lemire, Script Supervisor: Jayne-Ann Tenggren, Casting Director: Marnie Waxman, Casting Assistant: Alyssa Embree, Extras Casting: Bill Dance, Extras Casting Assistant: Gary Davies, Written by: Rodrigo García, Director of Photography: Emmanuel Lubezki, Assistant Camera (1st): Harry Zimmerman, Assistant Camera (Additional 1st): Jay Levy, Assistant Camera (2nd): Dana S. Kroeger, Steadicam: Bill Brummond, Loader: Jeffrey Goodman, Chief Lighting Technician: Colin Campbell, Chief Lighting Technician (Additional): Robert Jason, Assistant Lighting Technician: C.E. Courtney, Assistant Lighting Technician (Additiona: Pam Raiston, Rigging Lighting Technician: Russ L. Conklin, Assistant Rigging Lighting Technician: Ivan Allen, Dimmer Operator: Christopher Warren, Key Grip: Larry Sweet, Company Grip (2nd): Eric Hecomovich, Dolly Grip: Lee Jimenez, Still Photographer: Mark Lipson, Editor: Amy E. Duddleston, Assistant Editor: Michael Nouryeh, Assistant Editor: Phillip J. Bartell, Assistant Editor: Timothy E. Wilson, Production Designer: Jerry Fleming, Assistant Art Director: Susana Ines Fattorini, Set Decorator: Betty Berberian, Leadperson: William M. Debiasio, On Set Dresser: Lisa Robinson, On Set Dresser (Additional): Christopher M. Schultz, Paul Etheredge-Ouzts, Lead Scenic: Lance Despain, Scenic: Patrick Starr Tonioll, Marisa Vargo, Property Master: Mark Anderson, Assistant Property Master: Denise Anderson, Construction Co-ordinator: David Slater, Construction Foreman: Brad Zuckerman, Costume Designer: George L. Little, Assistant Costume Designer: Carlane Passman Little, Costume Supervisor: Jennifer K. Moore, Costumer: DeeDee Hopkins, Leslie Fill, Department Head Make-up: Carrie Angland, Make-up: David Abbott, Make-up: Tamie Smith, Make-up: Jaren Millard, Make-up for Miss Diaz: Gucci Westman, Key Hair Stylist: Medusah, Hairstylist for Miss Close: Martial Corneville, Hairstylist for Miss Diaz: Ann Morgan, Title Design by: Gonzalo García, Titles and Opticals by: Title House, Colour Timer: Bob McMillian, Music by: Edward Shearmur, Supervising Music Editor: Daryl B. Kell, Music Recorded and Mixed by: Francis Buckley, Music Recorded at: Clinton Studios (New York), Front Page Studios, Sound Recorder: José Antonio García, Boom Operator: Jonathan Lee-Ger Fuh, Boom Operator (Additional): Dylan Bond, Re-recording Mixer: William Smith, Joe Barnett, Digital Transfer Engineer: Matt Dublin, Johanna Kraemer, Supervising Sound Editor: Cormac Funge, Sound Editor: Walter Spencer, Sound Editor: Craig Jurkiewicz, Sound Editor: Sarah Smith, Sound Editor: Michael Hertlein, Assistant Sound Editor: Robert Getty, Chato Hill, Negative Cutting: Magic Film and Video, ADR Supervisor: Jed M. Dodge, ADR Mixer: Alan Freedman, Foley Artist: Ossama Khuluki, Foley Mixer: C.W. Jones, Post-production Sound: Digital Sound & Picture, Dolby Consultant: James Wright, Stunt Person for Miss St. Paule: Sonia Jo Mcdancer, Blind Mobility Adviser: Tim Richard, Medical Adviser: Donna Cline, Transportation Co-ordinator: Terry Mack, Transportation Captain: Kip Johnson, Studio Teacher: Linda Stanley, Catering: Alex Gourmet Catering, Craft Service: "Help Me Rhonda" Craft Service, The Producers Wish to Thank: Sundance Institute, The Producers Wish to Thank: The Producers Club of Maryland, The Producers Wish to Thank: Giorgio Armani, The Producers Wish to Thank: Jennifer Kaufman, The Producers Wish to Thank: Jon Valdi, The Braille Institute
Cast
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Grover Washington Jr (Soprano Saxophone Solos by), Glenn Close (Elaine), Terence Blanchard (Trumpet Solos by), Calista Flockhart (Christine), Eileen Ivers (Fiddle Solos by), Irma St. Paule (Elaine's mother), Holly Hunter (Rebecca), Gregory Hines (Robert), Penny Allen (Nancy), Matt Craven (Walter), Kathy Baker (Rose), Roma Maffia (Debbie), Juanita Jennings (nurse), Laura Leigh Hughes (receptionist), Noah Fleiss (Jay), Danny Woodburn (Albert), Valeria Golino (Lilly), Cameron Diaz (Carol), Amy Brenneman (Kathy), Miguel Sandoval (Sam), Mika Boorem (June), Erik King (officer), Elpidia Carrillo (Carmen)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
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In: Film-Echo/Filmwoche n9 1 Mar 2003 Page: 41Title: Film kritikenAuthor: BORNER, Kerstin Article type: CreditsLanguage: German
In: Screen International n1241 14 Jan 2000 Page: 19
Title: Bewitched bothered and bewilderedAuthor: BROWN, Colin Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: On the entries for this year's Sundance Film Festival, predicting focus may fall on WHAT'S COOKING? and HAPPY ACCIDENTS, as well as JOE GOULD'S SECRET, BOILER ROOM, and THINGS YOU CAN TELL JUST BY LOOKING AT HER.
In: Variety 24 Jan 2000 Pages: 57-58
Title: FILM REVIEWSAuthor: MCCARTHY, Todd Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Edinburgh Film Festival Catalogue v54th 2000 Page: 27
Title: [Edinburgh Film Festival Catalogue - v54th 2000: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Production/distribution contacts.
In: Sight and Sound v10 n7 July 2000 Page: 15
Title: East is best: Cannes 2000Author: ROMNEY, Jonathan Article type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Short appraisal following the screening of the film at Cannes 2000.
In: Screen International n1248 3 Mar 2000 Page: 24
Title: Things You Can Tell Just By Looking At HerAuthor: GOODRIDGE, Mike Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Film Tutti i Film della Stagione n48 Nov/Dec 2000 Page: 50, 51
Title: [Film Tutti i Film della Stagione - n48 Nov/Dec 2000: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: Italian
In: Interview August 2000 Page: 64
Title: Shots in the darkAuthor: FULLER, Graham Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Reviews of WONDERLAND and THINGS YOU CAN TELL JUST BY LOOKING AT HER.
In: Entertainment Weekly n526 18 Feb 2000 Page: 38
Title: The A listAuthor: SVETKEY, Benjamin Article type: PreviewLanguage: English