Year of Release: 1990
Director: Peter Weir
Starring: Gérard Depardieu, Andie MacDowell, Bebe Neuwirth, Gregg Edelman, Robert Prosky, Jessie Keosian, Ethan Phillips, Mary Louise Wilson
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Score out of ten (whole numbers only): 6
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Synopsis and Review:
Writer, Producer and Director Peter Weir, followed his critically acclaimed and commercially successful "Dead Poets Society", with an intelligent comedy, one that a perfect cast, marrying one of France's biggest names, and a rising American talent. The film focuses on the story of Georges, a french composer, and Bronte, a horticulturist. They are both introduced by a mutual friend, and they're brought together with the sole purpose of getting married, for specific purposes: Georges wants a green card so he can stay in the US and continue his career, while Bronte wants to gain access to a wonderful apartment which contains a greenhouse filled with plants she wants. Their plans go smoothly, until immigration services does an unexpected inspection on their living arrangements. Their main motivation to do so, is due to a lot of fraudulent marriages of convenience that have occurred, which throws Georges and Bronte's plans into disarray. They are forced to live together, and ultimately learn about each other, so they can ace the immigration challenges that lie ahead.
"Green Card" has a rather straightforward romantic comedy premise. Two strangers, from different walks of life, are forced to get along, despite their initial mutual dislike. With time, they learn to respect each others differences, and become invested in each other, and eventually fall in love. It's a rather tested premise, one that is brought to life through Peter Weir's eye for capturing interesting performances and dynamics, and the central pair, with the larger than life Gérard Depardieu and the always underrated Andie MacDowell, then fresh off her starring role in Steven Soderbergh's "sex, lies and videotape". This central pair of performers is the main reason to focus the attention on this film - they manage to be enticing, but also introduce enough nuance into their characters, to make the audience invested in their path and journey. It's a testament to Peter Weir's talent, that he is always able to successfully build interesting universes, where well rounded characters exist, which can be demonstrated in his other features, namely "Witness", "Dead Poets Society" and "The Truman Show". Sadly "Green Card" doesn't offer much dimension in terms of remaining characters or enough of a diverse tapestry to really liven the procedures, but it's nonetheless an impeccably mounted film, from an always interesting director. Worth watching.
"Green Card" has a rather straightforward romantic comedy premise. Two strangers, from different walks of life, are forced to get along, despite their initial mutual dislike. With time, they learn to respect each others differences, and become invested in each other, and eventually fall in love. It's a rather tested premise, one that is brought to life through Peter Weir's eye for capturing interesting performances and dynamics, and the central pair, with the larger than life Gérard Depardieu and the always underrated Andie MacDowell, then fresh off her starring role in Steven Soderbergh's "sex, lies and videotape". This central pair of performers is the main reason to focus the attention on this film - they manage to be enticing, but also introduce enough nuance into their characters, to make the audience invested in their path and journey. It's a testament to Peter Weir's talent, that he is always able to successfully build interesting universes, where well rounded characters exist, which can be demonstrated in his other features, namely "Witness", "Dead Poets Society" and "The Truman Show". Sadly "Green Card" doesn't offer much dimension in terms of remaining characters or enough of a diverse tapestry to really liven the procedures, but it's nonetheless an impeccably mounted film, from an always interesting director. Worth watching.
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