Pete 'n' Tillie (1972)

Directed by

Martin Ritt

Genre

romantic comedy, comedy drama, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This movie follows a middle-aged couple as they navigate courtship, marriage, and the ups and downs of life together. It focuses on their relationship with a mix of humor and sadness.

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What happens

Pete 'n' Tillie is a 1972 American comedy-drama film directed by Martin Ritt and starring Walter Matthau and Carol Burnett. Its advertising tagline was: "Honeymoon's over. It's time to get married." At the 45th Academy Awards, screenwriter Julius J. Epstein was nominated for an Oscar for adapting the story from the 1968 novella Witch's Milk by Peter De Vries. Epstein later adapted another De Vries novel for the film Reuben, Reuben. Geraldine Page was also nominated (her fifth out of eight Oscar nominations) for Best Supporting Actress. The award that year went to Eileen Heckart for Butterflies are Free. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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