Sophie's Choice

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Year:	1982
Country:	International
Language:	English
Genre:	Drama, Romance
IMDB:	IMDB Page
Rating:	6.0 Rate
Collection:	Seen It Wishlist
Community:	8 Have Seen


Director	Alan J. Pakula
Selected Cast	Meryl Streep as Sophie
	Kevin Kline as Nathan
	Peter MacNicol as Stingo
Producer	Alan J. Pakula
	Keith Barish
Writer	Alan J. Pakula
Soundtrack	Marvin Hamlisch

On DVD & Blu-ray World

DVD

Sophie's Choice - Artisan - USA (1998)

DVD

Sophie's Choice - The Mail On Sunday - UK

Comments and Reviews


Magic Marmalade 31st May 2023		Rated 6/10 Another movie who's reputation and even who's title, has become a part of modern cultural reference... ...But having finally watched it, I was somewhat disappointed. Of course, there's the great central performance by Meryl Streep, and a strong, sympathetic supporting role by Peter MacNicol, but Kevin Kline over does it somewhat, albeit, playing a deeply disturbed individual (He's giving an almost Fish Called Wanda skit, at the very least, it's very... theatre). But this aside, it's two things that underwhelm, and detract from this tale of an immigrant with a dark and horrific secret from her past: Firstly, it feels like a made for TV movie (Was it?), which may be forgivable, if it was, but it feels cheaper in the production than the subject and it's aspirations require. ...And secondly, it's feels oddly structured, like two separate movies tacked sequentially onto each other: The first section being like The Great Gatsby, a very jazz age tale of American urban life shared between three friends and their difficulties, then it goes back to world war two Europe, and is a Holocaust movie... The contrast in styles, and tones is jarring. I wonder if perhaps, this was made today, an editor or director might intersperse some of the latter element in the first American section, and vice versa, in order to foreshadow, suggest, or intimate the real underlying story, and even the tone, and indeed, even out the movie itself. Maybe it would be possible to re-edit, and restructure the existing film in that way? Doing this, might even elevate the whole experience to something more worthy of the film's reputation. 1 person found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?



jaimeeduardo 5th Nov 2020

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