prerna2526
Watching this movie makes me realize what makes a cinema 'larger that life' ... amazing performances by Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline. Was already a big time fan of Meryl Streep... and this is probably one of those most brilliant, brilliant performances by her!A YouTube video about Meryl's top 10 performances led me to this ... and it was worth the time... yes the film is sad and shaking, but the characters are not only lovable but those which stay with you for a while.Came here for Meryl and became a big fan of Kevin too! Two poor souls and yet a beautiful end... those were the words the movie left me with. Overall a good old classic with the most moving music & sound effects there ever could be.Personally, I feel Peter MacNicol did a good job as Stingo but that is that. Nathan's Character and Kevin's out-of-the-world portrayal of a schizophrenic & a passionate lover will at times sweep you off your feet.No surprise this won Meryl, her first Oscar... Sophie's character is equally power-packed... a sophisticated, talented, pretty lady who conceals... behind her pleasing love life (at least for her) a soul- wrenching story about a mother who had to make an agonizing choice!
powermandan
When you look at 1982 in film, you will see things like Star Trek II, Fast Times At Ridgemeont High, ET, Blade Runner, Tootsie and Gandhi. Sophie's Choice is the most underrated as well as the best. Gandhi may have won nearly every major award and ET may be the most beloved, but this tops both films. ET's only massive strong point is the ending which the movie builds up to, Sophie's Choice also builds but has vast strength from everything that comes out. Gandhi is pretty much the inferior version of Lawrence of Arabia, massively dragged out. There is not one dull moment in Sophie's Choice. It is worth seeing why this is not a dull 150 minute movie.Peter MacNicol plays a young writer, known as Stingo, who moves into a duplex in New York and hits it off with his neighbours, Sophie and Nathan (Streep, Kline) right away. As Stingo grows closer to Sophie and Nathan, winning their trust, he can tell that they are harbouring deep secrets that will change him forever. Peter MacNicol and Kevin Kline are extremely underrated actors. Both of them are extraordinary. Then there's Meryl Streep who gives the best acting performance in film history by a female. A few years ago when I saw American History X, Edward Norton's performance in it became the best I had ever seen. I said nobody, male or female, could top this. Then I saw Sophie's Choice. Does Meryl Streep do a better job of acting than Edward Norton? I don't know, tough to say. But I do know that Norton is the best male performance and Streep is the best female performance. She is the main character who's background gets dived into the most. We see her experience in war and her choice. They are haunting and you will never forget what they do to you.
parryverysweet
Whoa! Meryl streep turns in such a fine performance it is literally impossible to miss this one out. Kevin Kline too packs a punch but is completely overshadowed by Streep's powerful act. Nevertheless, a great second act. The movie about the travails of a young Christian pole who survives the holocaust and the effect of the choices she made to do so. Brilliantly directed and acted, this is a must watch for any of the history buffs who enjoy this genre. One of the finest for sure. A delightful little chemistry between the narrator and Streep holds the movie together whenever it gets a tad stretched and doesn't let you get bored as it gets weary at times. Meryt Streep is grief-stricken and Kevin is mad as they both bring celluloid magic and something that must be watched by one and all.
AaronCapenBanner
Based on William Styron's novel, this Alan J. Pakula directed adaptation stars Meryl Streep as Sophie, a Polish refugee and concentration camp survivor haunted by those painful memories; Kevin Kline plays Nathan, a Jewish man who loves Sophie, and is obsessed with the Holocaust and emotionally erratic, veering from affectionate to combative; Peter MacNicol plays Stingo, a young American writer who befriends them both, and ultimately tells their story, as he acts as the film's narrator as the three of them share a boarding house, and Stingo will learn Sophie's terrible "choice" that has haunted her for years...Meryl Streep is magnificent in her Academy Award winning performance, portraying the haunted guilt and heartbreak of that impossible choice made many years ago. Nathan's craziness does grate on the viewer after awhile, and film is a bit long, but so powerfully acted and told that it is well worth seeing regardless of these quibbles.
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