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*Green Card* is a 1990 comedy-drama romance film written and directed by Peter Weir, who also served as producer. The English-language picture stars Gérard Depardieu, Andie MacDowell, Bebe Neuwirth, and Robert Prosky. Hans Zimmer composed the score, while Geoffrey Simpson was the director of photography and William M. Anderson edited the film. Produced by Touchstone Pictures, the movie originated in France, Australia, and the United States. It was filmed in New York City, with narrative locations set in New York City and Paris.
The film has a runtime of 106 to 108 minutes and was distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Netflix, and Disney+. It received a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay. Review scores include 5.5/10, 59%, and 58/100, while IMDb lists a rating of 6.3 based on 27,593 votes. The production had a budget of $12,500,000 and generated revenue of $29,888,235.
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6.1Urban horticulturalist Brontë Mitchell has her eye on a gorgeous apartment, but the building's board will rent it only to a married couple. Georges Fauré, a waiter from France whose visa is expiring, needs to marry an American woman to stay in the country. Their marriage of convenience turns into a burden when they must live together to allay the suspicions of the immigration service, as the polar opposites grate on each other's nerves.
Cast
- Gérard Depardieu as Georges Faure
- Andie MacDowell as Brontë Mitchell Faure
- Bebe Neuwirth as Lauren Adler
- Gregg Edelman as Phil
- Robert Prosky as Brontë's Lawyer
- Jessie Keosian as Mrs. Bird
Themes
- immigration
- greenhouse
- love
- green card
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Peter Weir
- Written by
- Peter Weir
- Produced by
- Peter Weir
- Starring
- Gérard Depardieu Andie MacDowell
- Cinematography
- Geoffrey Simpson
- Edited by
- William M. Anderson
- Music by
- Hans Zimmer
- Production companies
- Touchstone Pictures , Australian Film Finance Corporation , Lam Ping
- Distributed by
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (International), Roadshow Entertainment (Australia and New Zealand) , UGC Distribution (France)
- Release dates
- 23 December 1990 ( 1990-12-23 ) (New York and Los Angeles) 31 January 1991 ( 1991-01-31 ) (Australia) 1 February 1991 ( 1991-02-01 ) (United States) 20 February 1991 ( 1991-02-20 ) (France)
- Running time
- 107 minutes
- Countries
- United States, Australia, France
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $12.5 million
- Box office
- $38 million (US/Australia)
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Encyclopedic overview
Green Card is a 1990 American romantic comedy film written, produced, and directed by Peter Weir and starring Gérard Depardieu and Andie MacDowell.
The screenplay focuses on an American woman who enters into a marriage of convenience with a Frenchman so he can obtain a green card and remain in the United States.
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