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Sophie's Choice

Movie · 1982 · 144 min

A slow, devastating plunge into memory and guilt, carried by a luminous performance that leaves you hollowed out.

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1982 film directed by Alan J. Pakula
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Movie
Year
1982
Runtime
144 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • guilt
  • trauma
  • memory
  • love
  • madness
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror5
Humour2
Realism8
Romance5
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity7
Emotional weight10

Details

Genres
drama, flashback
Directed by
Alan J. Pakula
Written by
Alan J. Pakula
Starring
Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Peter MacNicol, Katharina Thalbach, Josef Sommer, Robin Bartlett, Josh Mostel, John Rothman
Music
Marvin Hamlisch
Cinematography
Néstor Almendros
Runtime
144 min
Country
United States
Languages
German, English

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