Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994)

Analyzing Mrs. Parker

Dorothy (Jennifer Jason Leigh) asks Alvan (Randy Lowell) to diagnose her inability to write.

Directed by Alan Rudolph.

Released in 1994 by Miramax Films.

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  • character-type: Therapist
  • action: Drink
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  • primary-genre: Drama
  • secondary-genre: 20th Century Period Pieces
  • secondary-genre: Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Dramas Based on Real Life
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  • mood: Witty
  • primary-occasion: Party Time
  • secondary-occasion: Cocktail Party
  • prop: Lighter
  • prop: Cigarette
  • prop: Gift
  • setting: Party
  • theme: Wisdom
  • theme: Addiction
  • theme: Frustration
  • theme: Depression
  • actor: Rebecca Miller
  • actor: Sam Robards
  • actor: Randy Lowell
  • actor: Matt Malloy
  • actor: Jennifer Jason Leigh
  • actor: Martha Plimpton
  • director: Alan Rudolph
  • producer: James McLindon
  • producer: Robert Altman
  • producer: Allan F. Nicholls
  • producer: Ira Deutchman
  • producer: Scott Bushnell
  • cinematographer: Jan Kiesser
  • composer: Mark Isham
  • editor: Suzy Elmiger
  • costume-designer: John Hay
  • costume-designer: Renée April
  • production-designer: François Séguin
  • role-name: Marc Connelly
  • role-name: Harold Ross
  • role-name: Dorothy Parker
  • role-name: Alvan Barach
  • role-name: Jane Grant
  • role-name: Neysa McMein
  • screenwriter: Alan Rudolph
  • screenwriter: Randy Sue Coburn
  • year: 1994
  • studio: Miramax Films