Sophie's Choice - Dvd (1982)
Sophie's Choice was one of those movies that I often managed to catch a bit of, every now and then, but had never managed to sit down and watch the whole thing. I read the book it was based on years ago, but I think was distracted and never quite followed the whole story.
So on a wet and windy Friday night, I sat down and watched it. And then, watched the end on a Saturday morning. Meryl Streep is luminous as Sophie, a Polish woman who after survivng Aushwitz, is living in a bording house in Brooklyn. Stingo, a young writer from the South arrives in New York, and after settling on the floor below meets the beautiful Sophie, and her Beau Nathan. They quickly become the best of friends, and spend all of their time together. But, they all have secrets and as Stingo gets to know them, he learns of the tragedies in their past.
It was moving, and you cannot deny that Meryl Streep is one awesome woman, who performed her ass off. Like all 80's movie, even a period piece it is dated, but a good story still keeps it fresh. 3/5
1 comment:
i think this is one of those rare cases when the movie is way better than the book, i remember the book being of rather dull writing. the movie i remember as being quite moving, all those years ago. where does the time go, not only for ms brilliant streep...
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