The Heartbreak Kid 1972

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The Heartbreak Kid ★★★ 1972 (PG)

Director May's comic examination of love and hypocrisy. Grodin embroils himself in a triangle with his new bride and a woman he can't have, an absolutely gorgeous and totally unloving woman he shouldn't want. Walks the fence between tragedy and comedy, with an exceptional performance from Berlin. Based on Bruce Jay Friedman's story. 106m/C VHS, DVD . Charles Grodin, Cybill Shepherd, Eddie Albert, Jeannie Berlin, Audra Lindley, Art Metrano; D: Elaine May; W: Neil Simon; C: Owen Roizman; M: Garry Sherman, Cy Coleman, Sheldon Harnick. N.Y. Film Critics ‘72: Support. Actress (Berlin); Natl. Soc. Film Critics ‘72: Support. Actor (Albert), Support. Actress (Berlin).