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How to Be Louise

  • 1990
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
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How to Be Louise (1990)
ComedyDrama

This is a coming-of-age story about an insecure young woman who has a lousy job, great expectations and a confused idea of what it means to be a woman. She's a Judy Holliday character who se... Read allThis is a coming-of-age story about an insecure young woman who has a lousy job, great expectations and a confused idea of what it means to be a woman. She's a Judy Holliday character who seems to have fallen into a Jean-Luc Godard film.This is a coming-of-age story about an insecure young woman who has a lousy job, great expectations and a confused idea of what it means to be a woman. She's a Judy Holliday character who seems to have fallen into a Jean-Luc Godard film.

  • Director
    • Anne Flournoy
  • Writer
    • Anne Flournoy
  • Stars
    • Lea Floden
    • Steve Ahern
    • Dan Bonnell
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
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    • Director
      • Anne Flournoy
    • Writer
      • Anne Flournoy
    • Stars
      • Lea Floden
      • Steve Ahern
      • Dan Bonnell
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  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Lea Floden
    • Louise
    Steve Ahern
    • Henri Ehrlich
    Dan Bonnell
    • Stanley's chum
    Maggie Burke
    • Pinky
    Eugene Corey
    • Lecherous Man
    Phil Diaz
    • Mr. Mendez
    Lisa Emery
    Lisa Emery
    • Nancy
    Mordecai Green
    • Dad
    • (as Mark M. Green)
    Mary Carol Johnson
    • Sally
    Michael Patrick King
    Michael Patrick King
    • The 'Agent'
    Paul Knox
    • Beer Thief
    Caroline McCarthy
    • Toddler Louise
    Bruce McCarty
    • Stanley
    Micheal Moneagle
    • Uncle Pete
    Josh Pais
    Josh Pais
    • Mike
    Stephen Payne
    • Edmund Moriarty
    Wanda Pruska
    • Aunt Barbara
    Mark Serman
    • Cafe Waiter
    • Director
      • Anne Flournoy
    • Writer
      • Anne Flournoy
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    • Release date
      • January 20, 1990 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Venus de Mylar Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 22 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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