{"id":15530,"date":"2011-01-14T13:19:56","date_gmt":"2011-01-14T20:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=15530"},"modified":"2020-12-22T23:49:47","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T06:49:47","slug":"made-for-each-other-1971","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=15530","title":{"rendered":"Made For Each Other (1971)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;That&#8217;s why Gig and I are so good for each other: We&#8217;re two self-destructives confronting the life source.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Made-For-Each-Other-Poster-1971.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Made-For-Each-Other-Poster-1971-197x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-59180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Made-For-Each-Other-Poster-1971-197x300.png 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Made-For-Each-Other-Poster-1971-674x1024.png 674w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Made-For-Each-Other-Poster-1971-84x128.png 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Made-For-Each-Other-Poster-1971-178x270.png 178w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Made-For-Each-Other-Poster-1971.png 735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA neurotic Jewish woman (Renee Taylor) and a womanizing Italian (Joseph Bologna) meet at a group therapy session and fall tentatively in love.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cross-Cultural Romance<\/li>\n<li>Romantic Comedy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary&#8217;s review of this &#8220;brutally insightful&#8221; romantic comedy by husband-and-wife team Joseph Bologna and Renee Taylor is spot on: he notes that while the &#8220;picture starts out awkwardly&#8221;, you should &#8220;stick with it because you&#8217;ll be rewarded&#8221; by scenes that &#8220;you may have seen previously only in your own life &#8212; never on the screen&#8221;. Indeed, it possesses a surprising number of &#8220;exceptional scenes&#8230; filled with pain and humor&#8221; &#8212; as Peary notes, it&#8217;s likely that &#8220;only an acting couple who are really in love and trust one another would dare play such emotionally devastating sequences&#8221; (and it&#8217;s especially heartwarming to know that they&#8217;re still together, in real life, after 40 years of marriage). At times, Taylor and Bologna&#8217;s script goes for laughs that are a little too obvious and easy (i.e., most of the initial group therapy scene) &#8212; yet slowly but surely, they allow their (semi-autobiographical?) characters to delve mercilessly into the flaws and neuroses that so often tear couples apart, and a surprising amount of honesty emerges. I&#8217;ll admit I didn&#8217;t expect myself to be so enmeshed in these characters&#8217; fates by the film&#8217;s undeniably powerful ending.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Renee Taylor as Pandora<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Made-for-Each-Other-Taylor.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Made-for-Each-Other-Taylor.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"656\" height=\"496\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Made-for-Each-Other-Taylor.png 656w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Made-for-Each-Other-Taylor-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Made-for-Each-Other-Taylor-300x226.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Joseph Bologna as Gig<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Made-for-Each-Other-Bologna.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Made-for-Each-Other-Bologna.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"656\" height=\"496\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Made-for-Each-Other-Bologna.png 656w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Made-for-Each-Other-Bologna-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Made-for-Each-Other-Bologna-300x226.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine supporting performances<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Made-for-Each-Other-Sorvino.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Made-for-Each-Other-Sorvino.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"656\" height=\"496\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Made-for-Each-Other-Sorvino.png 656w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Made-for-Each-Other-Sorvino-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Made-for-Each-Other-Sorvino-300x226.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A surprisingly smart and insightful screenplay<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Made-for-Each-Other-Screenplay.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Made-for-Each-Other-Screenplay.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"656\" height=\"496\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Made-for-Each-Other-Screenplay.png 656w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Made-for-Each-Other-Screenplay-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Made-for-Each-Other-Screenplay-300x226.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s certainly recommended, if you can locate a copy. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0067377\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1939\/02\/17\/archives\/the-screen-in-the-best-of-humors-is-made-for-each-other-at-the.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/made-for-each-other-1972\">Roger Ebert&#8217;s Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/made-for-each-other\/review\/105204\/\">TV Guide Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/made-for-each-other\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s why Gig and I are so good for each other: We&#8217;re two self-destructives confronting the life source.&#8221; Synopsis: A neurotic Jewish woman (Renee Taylor) and a womanizing Italian (Joseph Bologna) meet at a group therapy session and fall tentatively in love. 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