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California Suite

California Suite

Comedy · Drama · Romance · 1978

The misadventures of four groups of guests at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

Movie details

California Suite

“The best two-hour vacation in town!”

1978 Comedy · Drama · Romance 1h 43m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

5.9 / 10

Community rating

The misadventures of four groups of guests at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Herbert Ross

Written by

Neil Simon

Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda

Hannah Warren

Alan Alda

Alan Alda

Bill Warren

Maggie Smith

Maggie Smith

Diana Barrie

Michael Caine

Michael Caine

Sidney Cochran

Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau

Marvin Michaels

Elaine May

Elaine May

Millie Michaels

Herb Edelman

Herb Edelman

Harry Michaels

Court is in session

Put California Suite on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.