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How can I say enough about the haunting performance of Meryl Streep as the persecuted tragic heroine of this 1982 movie, based on the book by William Styron! The movie has 3 major characters, but the overwhlming performance is by Meryl Streep in her first Best Actress Oscar winning role. She had already won Best Supporting Actress for Kramer vs. Kramer. Can I say that this performance may be ranked right up there in movie history with Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara? The story unfolds slowly, how Sophie met Nathan (Kevin Kline) after collapsing in a Brooklyn library after WW2. Malnourished and weak, Nathan nursed her back to health, and she became his lover. Enter Stingo (Peter MacNichol), a young naive writer wannabe from the South, who becomes their best friend. As Sophie's vulnerability rises after abuse by Nathan, we eventually learn all the horrors that she endured by the Nazis in the Auschwitz concentration camp. Although I have heaped praises on Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline's performance merits a huge five star rating as well. He displays the mood swings of Nathan perfectly--quick talking and facial expressions that cannot be imitated. However, he received no accolades from the Academy. This is a movie that is hard to forget. It is one that you think about for many days and may even enter into your dreams. The music is haunting as well. Written by Marvin Hamlish, it is dramatic and adds so much sadness to the story. This movie is the epitome of drama. Get the hankies out!Read full review
This film brings us the Holocaust experience at the level of just one victim. The portrayals of the two men who love and try to redeem Sophie from her tragedy were totally immersive.
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Amazing story! The emotions stayed with me for years! Meryl Streep is incredible! I’ve seen it 3 times. It makes me cry & gives us all a look at the horrors of Nazi madness in WWII. We should never forget the inhumanity that overwhelmed our world.
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Quick shipping. Dvd was as listed. Loved this movie... one of my all-time favorites. Of course, you just can't go wrong with Meryl Streep, can you?
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The effort to order, pay for and receive this item was almost effortless! Thanks for making it so easy to order the “Sophie’s Choice” DVD. The sound tract for this film is awesome!!!
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