Starting Over
film by Pakula [1979]
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discussed in biography
- In Alan J. Pakula: Films of the 1970s
The romantic comedy Starting Over (1979) followed. Adapted from Dan Wakefield’s novel of the same name, it featured Burt Reynolds as a divorced professor who relocates to Boston, where his relationship with a preschool teacher (Jill Clayburgh) keeps getting derailed by the frantic reconciliation attempts of his ex-wife…
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role of Bergen
- In Candice Bergen
Pakula’s Starting Over (1979) won her favourable notice, including an Academy Award nomination.
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