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Release Date:
19 September 1997 (USA)
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Best friends. Bitter rivals. Sisters.
Plot:
"King Lear" set on a farm in Iowa. full summary | add synopsis
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Farm
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Iowa
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Disinheritance
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Church
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Drunk Driving
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe.
Another 1 win
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(6 articles)
Vintage Pfeiffer & Lange
(From FilmExperience. 19 September 2009, 9:15 AM, PDT)
Titanic Treasure: Golden Globe Nods
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 18 December 1997)
(From FilmExperience. 19 September 2009, 9:15 AM, PDT)
Titanic Treasure: Golden Globe Nods
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 18 December 1997)
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A Gem of a Film - severely underrated!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Michelle Pfeiffer | ... | Rose Cook Lewis |
 | Jessica Lange | ... | Ginny Cook Smith |
 | Jason Robards | ... | Larry Cook |
 | Jennifer Jason Leigh | ... | Caroline Cook |
 | Colin Firth | ... | Jess Clark |
 | Keith Carradine | ... | Ty Smith |
 | Kevin Anderson | ... | Peter Lewis |
| Pat Hingle | ... | Harold Clark |
 | John Carroll Lynch | ... | Ken LaSalle |
| Anne Pitoniak | ... | Mary Livingstone |
 | Vyto Ruginis | ... | Charles Carter |
 | Michelle Williams | ... | Pammy |
 | Elisabeth Moss | ... | Linda |
 | Ray Toler | ... | Marv Carson |
| Kenneth Tigar | ... | Doctor |
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Rated R for some strong sexual language.
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105 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Denmark:7 |
USA:R (certificate #35105) |
Singapore:NC-16 (re-rating) |
Iceland:L |
South Korea:15 |
Argentina:13 |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-12 |
France:U |
Germany:12 (w) |
Netherlands:12 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) |
Singapore:R(A) |
UK:15
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Based loosely on William Shakespeare's "King Lear".
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Larry Cook:
You can't have children, but you, Rose, your children will laugh when you die.
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Featured in The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1998) (TV)
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Drink Called Love
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Having watched this film years ago, it never faded from my memory. I always thought this was the finest performance by Michelle Pfeiffer that I've seen. But, I am astounded by the number of negative reviews that this film has received. After seeing it once more today, I still think it is powerful, moving and couldn't care less if it is "based loosely on King Lear".
I now realize that this is the greatest performance by Jessica Lange that I've ever seen - and she has had accolades for much shallower efforts.
A Thousand Acres is complex, human, vibrant and immensely moving, but surely doesn't present either of the primary female leads with any touch of glamour or "sexiness". I don't think this is well received in these times.
Perhaps one reason for this film's underwhelming response lies in the fact that the writer (Jane Smiley(, screenplay (Laura Jones), and director (Jocelhyn Moorehouse) are all women. I know that, in my younger days, I wouldn't have read a book written by a woman. I didn't focus on this fact until years later.
If you haven't seen this movie or gave it a chance in the past, try watching it anew. Maybe you are ready for it.