The read
Critics rate it 29 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
A Jewish man and a Jewish woman meet, and while attracted to each other, find that their worlds are very different. She is the archetypal Jewish American Princess — very emotionally involved with her parents' world and the world they have created for her, while he is much less dependent on his family. They begin an affair which brings more differences to the surface.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes93%
Critics rate it 29 points higher than audiences do.
34 audience votes
Key crew
- Larry PeerceDirector
- Arnold SchulmanScreenplay
- Charles FoxOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Richard BenjaminNeil Klugman
- Ali MacGrawBrenda Patimkin
- Jack KlugmanBen Patimkin
- Nan MartinMrs. Ben Patimkin
- Michael MeyersRon Patimkin
- Lori ShelleJulie Patimkin
- Monroe ArnoldUncle Leo
- Kay CummingsDoris Klugman
- Sylvie StrauseAunt Gladys
- Royce WallaceCarlotta
- Anthony McGowanBoy in Library
- Mari GormanLaura Simpson Sockaloe
Stills
Themes
couple