Beyond Therapy

Beyond Therapy

1987. USA. Directed by Robert Altman. Screenplay by Altman, Christopher Durang, from the play by Durang. With Glenda Jackson, Jeff Goldblum, Julie Hagerty, Tom Conti, Christopher Guest. In this romantic farce, a liberal adaptation of Durang’s absurdist stage play about sex and psychiatry, a blind date between a lovelorn young woman and a bisexual young man triggers a series of raucous encounters between rival lovers. Set in New York but shot in Paris, the film lacks the crucial sense of place that typically grounds the director’s work. 93 min.