Film and TV Reviews

San Francisco Chronicle, April 5, 2002 (Amadeus: Director's Cut)

"Has anyone who knows the original version ever wondered why Mozart's wife, Constanze, who's played by Elizabeth Berridge, develops an intense dislike for Salieri? A restored scene explains why, vividly. Indeed, these minutes feature some of Berridge's best work and, had they been allowed to remain 18 years ago, might have earned her the supporting-actress Oscar nomination that eluded her." - Mick LaSalle

New Times L.A., April 4, 2002 (Amadeus: Director's Cut)

"In terrific supporting roles are Elizabeth Berridge as Mozart's childlike but supportive wife, Constanze (falling prey to Salieri's wretchedness in a vital, restored segment), and Christine Ebersole as the diva Katerina Cavalieri, with the latter's soaring soprano supplied by Suzanne Murphy." - Gregory Weinkauf

L.A. Weekly, April 2002 (Amadeus: Director's Cut)

"The new cut adds 20 minutes, all of them meaty: Mozart’s inability to manage his money, only hinted at previously, becomes a major theme, as does the carnal dimension of Salieri’s envy, revealed in a sequence in which he sexually humiliates Mozart’s wife. The authority and intelligence Elizabeth Berridge brings to this role were unjustly obscured before, and are now impossible to ignore." - F.X. Feeney

Dark Horizons, April 6, 2002 (Amadeus: Director's Cut)

Saul Zaentz (executive producer of Amadeus): "There was about three or four complete scenes that we took out and parts of others that didn't take anything away from the structure. We thought, at the time, it didn't affect the character or performances of people. Well, they didn't affect the structure, it still worked before, but it did affect - we don't know how we missed it - Beth Berridge's performance. You see now, she's different, she's a more complete woman. Still a shrew, but she rebuffs her husband and is willing to humiliate herself for him, which is very important. Some of her lines that we left in the movie because they were very good lines now become really strong lines because you realize what happened to her."

Mr. Brown's Movie Report, April 5, 2002 (Amadeus: Director's Cut)

"The additional footage is largely seamless and therefore barely noticeable (or maybe that's because it's been so long since I've seen the original version), but the one thing that does bust out (in more ways than one) is the increased screen time and resulting character dimensions added to Mozart's wife Constanze, played by Elizabeth Berridge, whose underrated supporting work is too often overshadowed by the showier turns given by Abraham, Hulce, and Jeffrey Jones (who plays the Emperor)."

The Hollywood Reporter, April 5, 2002 (Amadeus: Director's Cut)

"There's nothing like beginning with a suicide and ending in the madhouse to wake one up in this or any moviegoing season, but 'Amadeus: Director's Cut' -- including more of Elizabeth Berridge's adeptly nuanced performance opposite Hulce's tremendous characterization of the lead -- has many wondrous and dark things to reveal to current audiences and classic film aficionados." - David Hunter

The Hollywood Reporter, April 2000 (Broke Even)

" 'Broke Even' is most memorable for the warm, subtle performance of Berridge ('Amadeus')." - David Hunter

Celebrity Wonder (When the Party's Over)

"Elizabeth Berridge, previously seen in a number of films, including one of my all-time favorites, 1986's "Smooth Talk," is truly poignant and effervescent as Frankie, who is hoping to get engaged with Taylor, unknowing that he has cheated on her. Frankie is a do-gooder, hoping to change the world in some way with her dedication to society, but is also having doubts about where everything is headed. She loves living in L.A., but is beginning to doubt if other better things might be passing her by." - Dustin Putnam

Gannett Westchester Newspapers, January 28, 1988 (Five Corners)

"[John] Turturro's Heinz is one of the movie's best acting jobs, along with Elizabeth Berridge's glue-sniffing Melanie..." - Michael Wilmington, Los Angeles Times

New York Newsday, January 22, 1988 (Five Corners)

"...I would single out and applaud Elizabeth Berridge and Cathryn De Prume as two mindless, glue-sniffing, pill-popping, fun-seeking, sexually adventurous space cadets." - Mike McGrady

Variety, November 7, 1984 (Silence of the Heart)

"Performances are striking. Mariette Hartley as the stricken mother and Howard Hesseman as the slowly awakening father are first rate. Hill's Cindy is brash and fully developed, while Elizabeth Berridge as a would-be g.f. demonstrates a depth and sensitivity far beyond her years." - (author unknown)

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