“Ishtar” by Elaine May (1987)

Movies directed by women

Tribute to Elaine May

Absurd script with entertaining humor and good dialogues/lyrics
Hammered by critics and the public, this movie deserves to be rehabilitated as one of Elaine May’s funniest comedy.
“Like with most of May’s other films, the butt of Ishtar’s jokes is the vast disparity between American men’s sense of worth and their credentials to fill their programmed role as masters of their domains.” [Eric Henderson]

Cast: Warren Beatty, Dustin Hoffman, Isabelle Adjani, Charles Grodin
Written and directed by Elaine May
Produced by Warren Beatty
Photographed by Vittorio Storaro
Edited by Stephen Rotter, William Reynolds, Richard Cirincione
Music by Dave Grusin