A Matter of Time (Nina) (1976)
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55% of users liked it
(177 ratings)
Singer and actress Liza Minnelli teamed up with her father, legendary director Vincente Minnelli, to make this evocative drama. Nina (Liza Minnelli) is a popular film star who, in the midst of a press conference, finds herself remembering her life before her big break, when she worked as a… More Singer and actress Liza Minnelli teamed up with her father, legendary director Vincente Minnelli, to make this evocative drama. Nina (Liza Minnelli) is a popular film star who, in the midst of a press conference, finds herself remembering her life before her big break, when she worked as a chambermaid at an Italian hotel which had seen better days. In the course of her duties, Nina meets Countessa Sanziani (Ingrid Bergman), an aging and eccentric woman who regales Nina with tales of her glamorous younger days. As the Countessa tells her more stories of her days of wealth and adventure, Nina imagines herself living out the same exciting stories, and soon the Countessa encourages her to find the courage to live out her own dreams. A Matter Of Time also featured another family team-up; Ingrid Bergman's daughter Isabella Rossellini has a small part as a nun attending to the ailing Countessa. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Vincente Minnelli
- Written By
- John Gay
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Art House & International, Science Fiction & Fantasy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Oct 31, 1976 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dan Callahan, House Next Door
Vincente Minnelli disowned his last movie, A Matter of Time (1976), when it was taken away from him by its producers, American International Pictures, and after its initial release it pretty much disappeared from view.
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Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television
Strange, inventively styled drama shows Minnelli's flair for imagery and films about young people trying to enter the adult world.
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Minnelli's very last film stars his own daughter Liza (their only collaboration) as an awestruck chamber maid inspired by the adventures of an aging contessa (Ingrid Berman) to embark on her own fantasy journey.
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Cast
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Liza Minnelli
as Nina
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Ingrid Bergman
as Countessa Sanziani
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Charles Boyer
as Count
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Spiros Andros
as Mario Morello
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Tina Aumont
as Valentina
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Amedeo Nazzari
as Tewfik
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Fernando Rey
as Charles Van Maar
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Isabella Rossellini
as Sister Pia
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Geoffrey Coppleston
as Hotel Manager
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Dominot
as Hotel Porter
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Jean Mas
as Kaiser
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Gabriele Ferzetti
as Antonio Vicari
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Arnoldo Foà
as Pavelli
- Spiros Focás
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Orso Maria Guerrini
as Gabriele d'Orazio
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Anna Proclemer
as Jeanne Blasto
