Oliver cannot understand what he has done to earn Barbara's contempt, oblivious to his controlling, self-centered and generally dismissive behavior toward her. As Oliver becomes a successful partner in his law firm, Barbara, who was a doting and loving wife early in the marriage, grows restless and begins to dislike him immensely. However, cracks seem to be forming in the family, such as the children being overweight due to Barbara spoiling them with treats. Over the years, the Roses grow richer, and Barbara purchases an old mansion whose owner has recently died. Eventually they marry, have two children and settle in Washington, DC. When she misses her ferry home, the two end up spending the night together. Oliver chats Barbara up and they become friends. Noticing the man's determination to divorce his wife, Gavin decides to tell him the story of one of his previous clients, a personal friend of his.Įighteen years earlier, Oliver Rose, a student at Harvard Law School, meets Barbara at an auction on Nantucket, where they bid on the same antique. Lawyer Gavin d'Amato is in his office discussing a divorce case with a taciturn client. In Germany, the film was such a huge success that its German title Der Rosenkrieg became synonymous with high-conflict divorce and is now regularly used in the media. In both the novel and the film, the married couple's family name is Rose, and the title is an allusion to the battles between the warring houses of York and Lancaster who were contending for the English throne during the late Middle Ages. The opening title sequence was created by Saul Bass and Elaine Makatura Bass. Brooks and actor Dan Castellaneta working on a project outside of The Simpsons. DeVito directed the film, which also had producer James L. The three actors had previously worked together in Romancing the Stone and its sequel The Jewel of the Nile. The film co-stars Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, and Danny DeVito. When their marriage begins to fall apart, material possessions become the center of an outrageous and bitter divorce battle. The film follows a wealthy couple with a seemingly perfect marriage. The War of the Roses is a 1989 American satirical black comedy film based upon the 1981 novel of the same name by Warren Adler.
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