September is OK if you're in the right mood for watching several characters walking around a house, doing lots of earnest talking, generally feeling sorry for themselves. I guess such moods don't come too often, but I just watched it to its very end and I didn't feel disappointed. The only disappointment comes with reading the booklet (for the German edition of the DVD) which obviously has been written by someone who did not even bother to watch the movie. According to this bizarre piece of writing, the fragile Lane (Mia Farrow) recovers from a nervous breakdown in Vermont, where she gets to know and love her neighbour Sam (!) (Sam Waterston). Their understanding relationship finally gives her the strength for a new beginning. But her high spirits do not last for long because Sam's feelings, err actually Peter's, inexplicably cool down and her mother has shocking news for her. Lane suddenly finds herself entangled in a web of passion, betrayal and manipulation, which is threatening to destroy her emotionally ... well, simply put and if one gets the names right, the film is about Howard who loves Lane, who loves Peter, who loves Stephanie. Their misplaced feelings are accompanied by Lane's mother who loves herself.
