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What happens when you combine a brilliant, all-female, all-star cast; celebrated comedy writer/director/producer Diane English ("Murphy Brown"); and a classic story about a circle of New York friends? The answer is a smart, sparkling comedy about contemporary womanhood and the power of female relationships. Based on George Cukor's 1939 film and Clare Boothe Luce's 1936 stage play, The Women whisks us into a busy pocket of Manhattan society, where the publishing, fashion and finance industries play. At the center of the tale is Mary Haines (Meg Ryan), a thoroughly modern woman suddenly confronted with an age-old dilemma: a cheating husband. The ladies in her life swiftly rally to Mary's side, led by her best friend Sylvie Fowler (Annette Bening), a dynamic magazine editor. But when Sylvie betrays Mary in a Faustian bargain, the entire group is shaken to the core. Like its predecessors, The Women unfolds in an entirely female world; men are richly portrayed, but are never seen onscreen.
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