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19 September 1997 (USA) moreTagline:
Best friends. Bitter rivals. Sisters.Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win moreNewsDesk:
(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)
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Competent screen adaptation of an excellent novel more (29 total)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.Parents Guide:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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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:15Fun Stuff
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According to an article in Premiere Magazine 1997, all extras in the film had to sign an agreement promising not to attempt to approach/speak to actresses Michelle Pfeiffer or Jessica Lange. moreSoundtrack:
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I liked this movie a lot, but the feeling that I most came away with was the memory of how much I´d enjoyed the novel. The film features two of the best actresses working today--Jessica Lange, who is great here, and the divine Jennifer Jason Leigh, who does the best she can with the thinly-drawn character she is given--as well as a surprisingly excellent Michelle Pfeiffer and a steady Jason Robards. The adaptation is basically faithful to the book, at least as faithful as it can be in an hour and forty minutes. The film doesn´t really dazzle, except for certain scenes between Lange and Pfeiffer, but it does a thoroughly competent job of visualizing this wonderfully tragic story. As far as movies adapted from novels go, this was definitely among the better ones. If nothing else, it has sent me back to my bookshelves to rediscover favorite passages from Jane Smiley´s excellent novel, and back to King Lear to brush up on the minor characters in order to see just how deep the parallels go. Worth your time as a film, definitely, and hopefully enough to make you remember that reading great literature is a joy as well.