A touch unevenly used, Marvin Hamlisch's score, upon coming into play, is anything from sweeping to piercingly subtle, as surely as Nestor Almendros' cinematography, despite often being rather subdued, has some subtle dynamicity which is near-captivating enough without highlights in a distinguished palette that sometimes haunts when it falls upon memorable visuals. Well, she leaves the Holocaust film industry with a bang here, not necessarily because the movie is so good, but because she's playing a Polish immigrant with the last of name of Zawistowski, and she's Jewish enough by associating herself with Alan J. Pakula.
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There are occasions in this film that I really dig, but considering that the film is so long, those occasions are relatively rare, and no matter how much the film compels consistently, it could have been more in certain places, and could have settled down in others. This drama is emotionally challenging, and I mean that in a very good way, for although the film doesn't hold up enough to momentum to stand out on the whole, its highlights are penetrating in their doing great justice to great and valuable subject matter, which thrives on a human heart that in turn thrives on hearty performances.
Sophie's Choice: Official Clip - Free My Little Boy Streep is amazing, and although I won't go so far as to say that I wish the film itself was nearly of that quality, Streep is one of many highlights that could have made an excellent film, or at least a strong one, and yet, the final product is never less than engrossing as a thoroughly rewarding drama. Long before Madonna kissed Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera, Jim Morrison was accused of exposing himself onstage — something Lenny Kravitz accidentally did decades later
What really makes Sophie's Choice work are the characters involved, which are impeccably cast.
The flashbacks are exceedingly well written and incorporated, with the film feeling coherent and organically composed. Sophie's Choice is a rare film, literate, deeply moving and gifted with an absolutely awe-inspiring performance by Meryl Streep.
Romance By “Every day she’d come home from the shoot, and she’s spend like an hour or two playing with me and my acting brother [That connection clearly made all the difference when it came time to film the separation scene.
For all the significance of the revelations about Sophie's past, it is the interaction between the three central characters that gives the story its strength.
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There is something unsettling about the relationship; Nathan has violent mood swings, while Sophie seems to be harboring a horrible secret. “I don’t know if anyone else [auditioning] did, or tried to lighten the kick, but I kind of gave a good kick.”Despite that somewhat rude introduction, Lejeune and Streep hit it off, and the young actress spent a month in the former Yugoslavia making the film. | Rating: 6/10 1:45 The film does seem to lose momentum towards the end, which is partly a symptom of this.
She had been discovered by Pakula at a New York City Polish foundation, where her grandmother was a member, and was cast not only for her credible resemblance to Streep but also for her attitude.
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