Sophie's Choice Movie Review 1982

A haunting modern tragedy about Sophie Zawistowska, a beautiful Polish Auschwitz survivor settled in Brooklyn after WWII. She has intense relationships with a schizophrenic genius and an aspiring Southern writer. An artful, immaculately performed and resonant drama, with an astonishing, commanding performance by the versatile Streep; a chilling portrayal of the banality of evil. From the best-selling, autobiographical novel by William Styron.

Distribution

Simon Wiesenthal Center, 1399 S. Roxbury, Los Angeles, CA 90035, Phone: (310)553-9036, Toll-free: 800-900-9036, Fax: (310)553-4521, Email: information@wiesenthal.net, URL: http://www.wiesenthal.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 157 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

The Holocaust, Postwar, Sanity Check, New York, New York, Concentration/Internment Camps

Screenplay

Alan J. Pakula

Cast

Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Peter MacNicol, Rita Karin, Stephen D. Newman, Josh Mostel

Cinematography

Nestor Almendros

Director

Alan J. Pakula

Music

Marvin Hamlisch

Producer

ITC Entertainment Group

Awards

Oscars 1982: Actress (Streep); Golden Globes 1983: Actress--Drama (Streep); L.A. Film Critics 1982: Actress (Streep); Natl. Bd. of Review 1982: Actress (Streep); N.Y. Film Critics 1982: Actress (Streep), Cinematog.; Natl. Soc. Film Critics 1982: Actress (Streep).