Rachel, Rachel Movie Review 1968

Rachel teaches by day, wearing simple, practical dresses and her hair up. By night she caters to her domineering mother by preparing refreshments for her parties. This sexually repressed, spinster schoolteacher, however, gets one last chance at romance in her small Connecticut town. Woodward mixes just the right amounts of loneliness and sweetness in the leading role. A surprising award-winner that was an independent production of Newman. Based on Margaret Laurence's "A Jest of God."

Distribution

Warner Home Video, Inc., 5775 Linder Canyon Rd., Westlake Village, CA 91362, URL: http://whv.warnerbros.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 102 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Drama, Director/Star Teams: Newman & Woodward, Only the Lonely, School Daze, Moms, Dedicated Teachers

Screenplay

Stewart Stern

Cast

Joanne Woodward, James Olson, Estelle Parsons, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Donald Moffat

Director

Paul Newman

Producer

Kayos Productions, Paul Newman

Awards

Golden Globes 1969: Actress--Drama (Woodward), Director (Newman); N.Y. Film Critics 1968: Actress (Woodward), Director (Newman).