A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries

A tender, bittersweet coming-of-age drama that unfolds slowly, rich in emotional detail and period atmosphere, asking for quiet attention.

Directed by

James Ivory

Genres

Drama

Starring

Kris Kristofferson, Leelee Sobieski, Jane Birkin

Tagline

The city of lights. A famous American author and the decade that changed a generation...forever.

Overview

This fictionalized story, based on the family life of writer James Jones, is an emotional slice-of-life story. Jones is portrayed here as Bill Willis, a former war hero turned author who combats alcoholism and is starting to experience health problems. Living in France with his wife, daughter, and an adopted son, the family travels an unconventional road which casts them as outsiders to others. Preaching a sexual freedom, his daughter's sexual discovery begins at an early age and betrays her when the family moves to Hanover in America. Her overt sexuality clashes with the values of her teenage American peers and gives her a problematic reputation. Meanwhile, her brooding brother copes with his own interior pain regarding his past, only comfortable communicating within the domestic space.

How it feels

Melancholic, warm, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Family, coming-of-age, identity, grief

Content

Strong sexual content. Mild violence and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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