A story about just how wrong two people can be before they can be right.
Rose Morgan, who still lives with her mother, is a professor of Romantic Literature who desperately longs for passion in her life. Gregory Larkin, a mathematics professor, has been burned by passionate relationships and longs for a sexless union based on friendship and respect.
Log it
Sign in to log this.
Character
Classical in form, contemporary, resolved and spare.
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- resolvedopen-ended
- sparerichly built
- effortlessdemanding
Who loves it, who doesn't
No profiled raters yet.
Where do you stand?
Answer first; then see how everyone, and your circle, split.
“Is Barbra Streisand the best thing in The Mirror Has Two Faces?”
Sign in to answer.
Be the first to answer.
“Is this Barbra Streisand's best work?”
Sign in to answer.
Be the first to answer.
“Is The Mirror Has Two Faces too gentle for its own good?”
Sign in to answer.
Be the first to answer.
Ask the title
A yes-or-no question, answered from what people wrote here, on TMDB and on Wikipedia. Never made up.
Reviews
No reviews yet.
Reviews on TMDB
Written by TMDB members; each links to the original. Not part of Tastebuds's numbers.
- CinemaSerfon TMDB · Dec 20236/10
It takes it's time to get going this, but once we've met the characters and it gets into it's swing, its quite an amiable showcase for the star. "Gregory" (Jeff Bridges) is a rather dry university professor who's looking for a distinctly platonic form of female companionship. He places an add and amongst the responses is one from "Rose" (Barbra Streisand). Thing is, she didn't volunteer for this - her recently married sister "Claire" (Mimi Rogers) nominated her... Anyway, the two meet and rather surprisingly they click. A few rather rushed escapades later and it's clear that the two are falling in love - despite the obvious scepticism of her mother "Hannah" (Lauren Bacall) - and that "Rose" is now ready to takes things to a next level that "Gregory" is scared silly of... Meantime, her sister and husband "Alex" (Pierce Brosnan), upon whom "Rose" has always had a bit of a crush, are having difficulties and with "Gregory" playing his hand particularly badly, well - might "Rose" stray? The last forty minutes or so are well paced with some pithy dialogue and as "Rose" finds her true personality the characterisations begin to come alive a little better. There are a couple of fun scenes w
Read the whole review on TMDB
Cast
- Barbra StreisandRose Morgan
- Jeff BridgesGregory Larkin
- Pierce BrosnanAlex
- Lauren BacallHannah Morgan
- Mimi RogersClaire
- George SegalHenry Fine
- Brenda VaccaroDoris
- Austin PendletonBarry
- Elle MacphersonCandy
- Ali MarshFirst Girl Student
Crew
- Barbra StreisandDirector
- Richard LaGraveneseScreenplay
- Andrzej BartkowiakDirector of Photography
- Dante SpinottiDirector of Photography
- Marvin HamlischOriginal Music Composer
- Jeff WernerEditor
- Arnon MilchanProducer
- Barbra StreisandProducer
Where to watch
Checking availability…
Pairings
Companions we picked from the closest works, and how to take them.
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Tastebuds Other media included when they land close.
Tortilla Soup 200188% alikeBoth classical in form, contemporary, spare.
Carrie Pilby 201785% alikeBoth contemporary, classical in form, spare.
Shall We Dance? 200485% alikeBoth classical in form, contemporary, spare.
Paper Man 200984% alikeBoth contemporary, classical in form, spare.
Finding Your Feet 201784% alikeBoth classical in form, contemporary, effortless.
Friends with Kids 201284% alikeBoth contemporary, classical in form, spare.
A Lot Like Love 200584% alikeBoth contemporary, classical in form, effortless.
The Jane Austen Book Club 200784% alikeBoth classical in form, contemporary, spare.
Because This Is My First Life 201785% alikeTelevision · Both classical in form, contemporary, spare.
His and Her Circumstances 199885% alikeTelevision · Both classical in form, contemporary, spare.
Often watched with
Recommendations from TMDB. Opening one adds it to Tastebuds
