Six Degrees of Separation (film)
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Directed by | Fred Schepisi |
Screenplay by | John Guare |
Based on | Six Degrees of Separation by John Guare |
Produced by | Fred Schepisi Arnon Milchan |
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Cinematography | Ian Baker |
Edited by | Peter Honess |
Music by | Jerry Goldsmith |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $15 million[2] |
Box office | $6.4 million[3] |
Six Degrees of Separation is a 1993 American
The plot of the film was inspired by the real-life story of
Plot
Fifth Avenue socialite Ouisa Kittredge and her art dealer husband Flan are parents of "two at Harvard and a girl at Groton." However, the narrow world inhabited by the Kittredges and their public status as people interested in the arts make them easy prey for Paul. A skillful con-artist, Paul mysteriously appears at their door one night, injured and bleeding, claiming to be a close college friend of their Ivy League kids, as well as the son of Sidney Poitier.
Ouisa and Flan are much impressed by Paul's fine taste, keen wit, articulate literary expositions and surprising culinary skill. His appealing facade fades as soon as the Kittredges put him up, lending him money and taking satisfaction in his praise for their posh lifestyle. Paul's scheme continues until, after he brings home a hustler, his actual
Paul's schemes become anecdotes which are bantered about at their cocktail parties. In the end, Paul has a profound effect on the many individuals who encounter him, linking them in their shared experience.
Cast
- Stockard Channing as Louisa "Ouisa" Kittredge
- Will Smith as Paul
- Donald Sutherland as Flanders "Flan" Kittredge
- Ian McKellen as Geoffrey Miller
- Mary Beth Hurt as Kitty
- Heather Graham as Elizabeth
- Bruce Davison as Larkin
- Richard Masur as Dr. Fine
- Anthony Michael Hall as Trent Conway
- Daniel von Bargen as Detective
- Eric Thal as Rick
- Kelly Bishop as Adele
- Anthony Rapp as Ben
- Oz Perkins as Woodrow "Woody" Kittredge (as Osgood Perkins II)
- Catherine Kellner as Talbot "Tess" Kittredge
- J. J. Abrams as Doug (as Jeffrey Abrams)
- Kitty Carlisle as Mrs. Bannister
- Cleo King as Lieutenant Price
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 88% of 34 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.1/10. The website's consensus reads: "Though it betrays its theatrical roots, Six Degrees of Separation largely succeeds thanks to astute direction and fine performances -- particularly from an against-type Will Smith."[7]
Accolades
- 1994 Academy Award for Best Actress Nomination – Stockard Channing[8]
- 1994 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nomination – Stockard Channing[8]
See also
References
- BBFC. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ISBN 9780874137637.
- ^ "Six Degrees of Separation". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
- ^ "The Pulitzer Prizes". Pulitzer.org. Retrieved 2013-09-19.
- ^ New York Mag The Story of David Hampton accessed 7-27-2015
- ^ Gerston, Jill (6 March 1994). "Stockard Channing Goes West". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-09-19.
- ^ "Six Degrees of Separation". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ a b "THE 66th ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS : Best Actress". Los Angeles Times. 1994-02-10. Retrieved 2016-02-18.