Prince of Tides (1991)

"Nolte is both compelling and believable,,,  Leonard Maltin

Editor's Note Barbra Streisand's adaptation of Pat Conroy's lyrical, passionate novel concerns romance as it emerges from the ashes of a traumatic childhood. Southerner Tom Wingo is going through a midlife crisis: He's got no job, a disintegrating marriage, and a drinking problem. But he gets a jolt of reality when he hears that his sister has attempted suicide. Tom instantly heads to New York to meet Susan Lowenstein, his sister's psychiatrist. As Tom provides Susan with information about his sibling and their dysfunctional family, the two become more intimate and soon begin an affair. As the romance blossoms, the repressed Tom and the guarded Susan find they are able to help each other with their respective problems. In particular, Tom is finally able to discuss a devastating incident from his youth. A tearjerker in the best sense of the term, THE PRINCE OF TIDES-- featuring outstanding performances from the Oscar-nominated Nick Nolte and director Streisand--offers a cathartic release and somewhat bittersweet ending that is a truly satisfying cinematic experience.

	Barbra Streisand
	Jason Gould
	Jeroen Krabbe
	Melinda Dillon
	Nick Nolte
	Blythe Danner
	George Carlin
	Pat Conroy - Based On Novel By
	Barbra Streisand - Director
	Stephen Goldblatt - Director of Photography
	James Newton Howard - Musical Score
	Andrew S. Karsch - Producer
	Barbra Streisand - Producer
	Becky Johnson - Screenplay
	Pat Conroy - Screenplay

A disillusioned southern football coach leaves his crumbling marriage to travel to New York and reveal his tortured childhood in order to help his psychologically troubled twin sister. At the same time, he gives his sister's psychiatrist the courage to cure her own woes. Rolling Stone
"...Kate Nelligan's fine, forceful performance is award caliber....Nolte also acts with uncommon feeling..." 01/09/1992 p.55

Sight and Sound
"...Effective, well-crafted...entertainment about the therapeutic power of love..." 03/01/1992 p.52-3

Entertainment Weekly
"...La Streisand's masterpiece of middlebrow kitsch..." --- Rating: B 01/27/1995 p.60

Chicago-Sun Times 8 of 10
...an assured and very serious love story that allows neither humor nor romance to get in the way of its deeper and darker subject...Streisand shows herself as a director who likes emotional stories--but doesn't simplify them, and pays attention to the human quirks and strangeness of her characters. - Roger Ebert

Washington Post 7 of 10
Director Barbra Streisand makes the movie powerful...A big-hearted performance by Nick Nolte puts The Prince of Tides over the top... his quest for salvation is a memorable experience. - Desson Howe