The sunny streets of Brooklyn, just after World War II. A young would-be writer named Stingo (Peter MacNicol) shares a boarding house with beautiful Polish immigrant Sophie (Meryl Streep) and her tempestuous lover, Nathan (Kevin Kline) their friendship changes his life. This adaptation of the bestselling novel by William Styron is faithful to the point of being reverential, which is not always the right way to make a film come to life. But director Alan J. Pakula (All the President's Men) provides a steady, intelligent path into the harrowing story of Sophie, whose flashback memories of the horrors of a Nazi

concentration camp form the backbone of the movie. Streep's exceptional performance--flawless Polish accent and all--won her an Oscar, and effectively raised the standard for American actresses of her generation. No less impressive is Kevin Kline, in his movie debut, capturing the mercurial moods of the dangerously attractive Nathan. The two worlds of Sophie's Choice, nostalgic Brooklyn and monstrous Europe, are beautifully captured by the gifted cinematographer Néstor Almendros, whose work was Oscar-nominated but didn't win. It should have. --Robert Horton

Academy Awards, USA: Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards: BSFC Award for Best Actress
Golden Globes, USA: Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards: KCFCC Award for Best Actress
Kinema Junpo Awards: Kinema Junpo Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards: LAFCA Award for Best Actress
Mainichi Film Concours: Mainichi Film Concours for Best Foreign Language Film
National Board of Review, USA: NBR Award for Best Actress
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA: NSFC Award for Best Actress
New York Film Critics Circle Awards: NYFCC Award for Best Cinematographer, Best Actress
Robert Festival: Robert for Best Foreign Film (Ĺrets udenlandske spillefilm)

The quoted poem is " Ample make this Bed" (poem #829) by Emily Dickinson.
Meryl Streep begged director Alan J. Pakula for this role on her hands and knees, literally.
Meryl Streep not only learned a Polish accent but also learned how to speak German.
After seeing him in this film, John Cleese decided to cast 'Kevin Kline' in his movie A Fish Called Wanda
When William Styron was writing the novel, he envisioned Ursula Andress in the role of Sophie.

Details

•   Actors: Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Peter MacNicol
• Directors: Alan J. Pakula
• Format: Color, Dolby, Widescreen, Ntsc, Widescreen Letterbox
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: (Not for sale to persons under age 18.)
• Studio: Live / Artisan
• DVD Release Date: April 21, 1998
• Run Time: 150 minutes
• ASIN: 0784011710

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