Rent Sophie's Choice (1982)
3.6 of 5 from 163 ratings
2h 24min
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- Synopsis:
- Between the innocent, the romantic, the sensual, and the unthinkable. There are still some things we have yet to imagine. Feature is a tragic tale of a writer's love for a Holocaust survivor, adapted from William Styron's best-selling novel. Sophie (Meryl Streep) is a Polish Catholic haunted by the 'choice' she had to make in a Nazi concentration camp. Now in the United States, she has found a reason to live in Nathan (Kevin Kline), a sparkling if unsteady American Jew obsessed with the Holocaust. They befriend Stingo (Peter MacNicol) a young writer just arrived in New York City who bears witness as the happiness of Sophie and Nathan becomes endangered by her ghosts and his obsessions.
- Actors:
- Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Peter MacNicol, Rita Karin, Stephen D. Newman, Greta Turken, Josh Mostel, Marcell Rosenblatt, Moishe Rosenfeld, Robin Bartlett, Eugene Lipinski, John Rothman, Joseph Leon, David Wohl, Nina Polan, Alexander Sirotin, Armand Dahan, Joseph Tobin, Cortez Nance, Günther Maria Halmer
- Directors:
- Alan J. Pakula
- Producers:
- Keith Barish, Alan J. Pakula
- Voiced By:
- Josef Sommer
- Narrated By:
- Josef Sommer
- Writers:
- William Styron, Alan J. Pakula
- Others:
- Néstor Almendros, Marvin Hamlisch, Albert Wolsky
- Studio:
- Carlton Video
- Genres:
- Drama, Romance
- Collections:
- All the Twos: 1972-2012, Best Films Ever, Getting to Know: Renée Zellweger, Oscar Nominations Competition 2024, Oscar's Two-Time Club, Oscars: Winners & Losers, Top 100 AFI Movies
- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 04/08/2014
- Run Time:
- 151 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio Commentary with Director Alan J. Pakula
- Director Alan J. Pakula: A Tribute
- Trailer
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Reviews (3) of Sophie's Choice
Sophie's a star - Sophie's Choice review by Swambi
Well filmed, although the cinematography is not up to modern standards. Meryl Streep turns in a stunning performance, and is utterly believable. It would be worth watching just for this. The flash-backs to the war are cleverly filmed, and very credible - but it's a sad story.
2 out of 3 members found this review helpful.
Controversial study of personal grief of from the Shoah: like marmite but I loved it. - Sophie's Choice review by tm
"The mass murder of European Jews and other groups by the Nazis during World War II" is one definition of the Shoah. Though there are many detractors who disagree with many aspects of this telling of the fictional sufferings of a Catholic Pole; no spoiler.
there is no denying that such things (as depicted here) may have happened or that such people will have suffered in this way but the naysayers say that to depict it so, suggests that the many are slighted by concentrating on the few.
maybe.
but to me a film is a work of art and should be judged on its own merits; and this one has so many.
it is brilliantly realised, good script, good acting and compelling structure.
a moving and challenging piece which is easy watching, enjoyable in a painful sort of way and which should make you think.
what more can you ask of a film?
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
An excellent film - Sophie's Choice review by CP Customer
Meryl Streep gives a brilliant performance as does Kevin Kline as the Bipolar character. I would watch it again with pleasure.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.