- Release Date: 2008
- Runtime: 80 min
- Genre: Drama, Short
- Starring: Stanley Tucci, Patricia Clarkson, Thijs Römer, Gerdy De Decker ... see all
- Director: Stanley Tucci
- Plot: A married couple has suffered a tragedy, and now the only way they can now relate to one another is by meeting as different characters through a series of personal... Read more
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Critics Reviews
| Oct 11, 2009Monsters and Critics
The blunt simplicity of the dialog, sets, costumes and performances makes this film a hard hitter.....It is a disturbing story and the antithesis of the perfect first date film.....For those of you who cherish every performance by multiple Emmy Award winner Stanley Tucci or Golden Globe nominated Patricia Clarkson this is a must-see film.....The cinematography by Thomas Kist is outstanding, approaching the Dogme films in its realism and lean and mean velocity..... ... Full Review
| Sep 24, 2009The Star-Ledger
The film contains strong language and sexual situations.....There's also a despairing ending that feels out of place with the rest of the movie which....Tucci, a skilled and consistently inventive actor, does very well with his part as the husband, Don.....And Patricia Clarkson is full of pale charm.... ... Full Review
| Sep 24, 2009The New York Times
they are played by Mr. Tucci and Patricia Clarkson, two wonderful actors who tend to take smaller roles in bigger movies.....while it does not quite work as psychological inquiry or cogent drama, it is an interesting project..... ... Full Review
| Sep 24, 2009Film Journal International
Through her various parts, Clarkson taps underlying truths and insights.....Under Tucci's direction, Blind Date careens into monotony as the couple plays out permutations of a blind-date pairing.....Tucci, flexing an epicene machismo, endears as a magician whose specialty is in making his act go wrong.....Fortunately, the film's cavalier verbal excesses and poses are countered by the two fine lead performances..... ... Full Review
| Sep 22, 2009The New York Observer
Patricia, I Love You, but This Film's a Downer....One of the more fascinating and discerning actresses in the current cinema, New Orleans' own Patricia Clarkson is always worth watching.....that knack is doubly appreciated in a dull, pretentious muddle like Blind Date ..... ... Full Review
News
Stanley Tucci Goes on a Blind Date
comingsoon.net –
2008-01-21
Festival comes out swinging against swag
usatoday.com –
2008-01-21
PARK CITY, Utah Actors are pushing back against the Sundance swag merchants.There are two questions that eventually face most Sundance festival attendees: "What movies did you see?" ... Full Article
Tony Shalhoub will team up with Oscar nominee Patricia Clarkson in director Stanley Tucci's Blind Date, a remake of the late Dutch filmmaker Theo van Tony Shalhoub and Oscar nominee Patricia Clarkson reportedly will go on " Blind Date ,"... ... Full Article
The late van Gogh's " 06/05: The Sixth of May " (1994), "Blind Date" (1996), and "Interview" (2003) will be remade in New York as a tribute to the slain director. ... Full Article
Dir. Stanley Tucci. 2007. N/R. 80mins. Tucci, Patricia Clarkson. He (Tucci) is a third-rate nightclub magician. She (Clarkson) wanders in to his bar one night, looking for a man she's supposed to meet. ... Full Article
If you're a big fan of Stanley Tucci and Patricia Clarkson , then I have some potentially good news: the actors' latest film consists of little more than the two of them ... sitting in a bar ... talking ...... ... Full Article

Blind Date
Stanley Tucci on "Blind Date"


