Starting Over

1979 film by Alan J. Pakula
Movie film Q759462
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Summary

Starting Over is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,941 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Alan J. Pakula[3]
  • Screenwriter: James L. Brooks[4]
  • Composer: Marvin Hamlisch[5]
  • Genre: romantic comedy[6]
  • Cast member: Burt Reynolds[7], Jill Clayburgh[8], Candice Bergen[9], Charles Durning[10], Frances Sternhagen[11], Austin Pendleton[12], Charles Kimbrough[13], Helen Stenborg[14], Jay O. Sanders[15], Kevin Bacon[16], Mary Kay Place[17], Russell Horton[18], Wallace Shawn[19], Anne De Salvo[20]
  • Producer: James L. Brooks[21]
  • Production company: Paramount Pictures[22]
  • Director of photography: Sven Nykvist[23]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[24]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[25]
  • Review score: 7/10[26], 75%[27]
  • Color: color[28]
  • Country of origin: United States[29]
  • Publication date: October 5, 1979[30], April 25, 1980[31], February 15, 1980[32], March 31, 1980[33], April 1, 1980[34]
  • Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[35], Netflix[36]
  • Narrative location: Boston[37]
  • Film editor: Marion Rothman[38]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[39], Academy Award for Best Actress[40]
  • Title: Starting Over[41]
  • Has characteristic: film based on a novel[42]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[43]
  • Duration: 106 minutes[44], 105 minutes[45]
  • Kijkwijzer rating: AL[46]
  • CNC film rating (France): no age restriction[47]
  • Australian Classification: M[48]

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Cultural Impact

Things named for Starting Over include Barting Over[49], a television series episode[50], directed by Matthew Nastuk[51].

Why It Matters

Starting Over has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

Entities named for it include Barting Over[49], a television series episode[50], directed by Matthew Nastuk[51].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . kijkwijzer.nl. Retrieved . kijkwijzer.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . cnc.fr. Retrieved . cnc.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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