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1h 52min. PG. 7.7 3 reviews. Brooks plays a self-absorbed yuppie who dies and goes to a pleasant and perfect afterlife/city to face judgement for his deeds while alive. There he meets the love of his death, Meryl Streep, with whom he hopes to spend eternity. As his defense attorney, Rip Torn presents his case, opposed by the great Lee Grant ...
Mar 28, 2021 · Albert Brooks’ Defending Your Life gets a surprise Blu-ray edition from The Criterion Collection, presenting the film on a dual-layer disc in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1. It has been encoded at 1080p/24hz high-definition.
Jan 13, 2021 · It’s frightening to picture what might be shown at your “trial” in Albert Brooks’ version of the afterlife. In his 1991 film Defending Your Life, the recently departed enter “Judgment City”, a bureaucratic replica of Earth where each person’s life is evaluated on whether or not they were controlled by fear.
Jul 27, 2020 · Stream of the Day: ‘Defending Your Life’ Offers a Necessary Lesson on Taking Care of Yourself. Albert Brooks' winning 1991 dramedy uses an imaginary afterlife to explain the best way to live ...
Defending Your Life In an afterlife way-station resembling a major city, the lives of the recently deceased are examined in a court-like setting. Release Date 1991-04-05
A Hollywood look at SPIRITUAL,. EVOLUTION. I was moved by the scene at the end, where Albert Brooks jumps on the tram carrying Meryl Streep. As he struggles to enter the tram and embrace her, she yells, "Don't let go". The door, finally opens and the DIVINE MARRIAGE manifests. What a metaphor on life, Don't Let Go!
Mar 30, 2021 · Albert Brooks in his 1991 film “Defending Your Life,” which is being released in a restored edition by the Criterion Collection. Filmmaker and actor Albert Brooks crafted portraits of ...
