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( Catalog Number PSE97104 ) (1.85:1) (4 Sides) (CLV) (CC) (NTSC)

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Sophie's Choice
1982 - 150 min. - Color
Country: USA
Genre: Drama
Rated R

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
The film follows Stingo, an aspiring young writer who moves to New York just post-WWII to a Brooklyn boarding house where he becomes friends with Nathan Landau (Kevin Kline), a Jewish research chemist and Nathan's girlfriend, Polish refugee Sophie Zawistowska (Meryl Streep). Nathan and Sophie's relationship is clouded by Nathan's violent behavior, his uncontrollable jealousy, and Sophie's unexpressed but troubling memories of her war experience. Her stories about her life during the war begin to unravel, exposing her as a liar and adding a tone of mystery to the strained relationship between Nathan, Stingo, and herself. The film culminates in a flashback reflecting the horrors of the war and the true cause of Sophie's insufferable pain.  Director Alan J. Pakula's film, a departure from his conspiracy and suspense dramas, was an adaptation of William Styron's best-selling novel and the story itself was based on his experiences as a southerner living in Brooklyn in 1947.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
The year is 1947. Aspiring southern author Stingo (Peter MacNichol) heads to New York to seek his fortune. Moving into a dingy Brooklyn boarding house, Stingo strikes up a friendship with research chemist Nathan Landau (Kevin Kline) and Nathan's girlfriend, Polish refugee Sophie Zawistowska (Oscar-winner Meryl Streep). There is something unsettling about the relationship; Nathan is subject to violent mood swings, while Sophie seems to be harboring a horrible secret. Stingo soons learns that both Nathan and Sophie are strangers to truth; the audience is likewise led down several garden paths by a series of sepia-toned flashbacks, depicting Sophie's ordeal in a wartime concentration camp. The scene in which we discover the facts behind Sophie's "choice" is a gut-wrenching one; it might have been even more powerful had not the film taken so long to get there. It is betraying nothing to reveal that the character of Stingo is the alter ego of William Styron, upon whose best-selling novel the film was based. The film is rated R, due in great part to a disposable scene wherein Stingo tries to put the make on a "liberated" female intellectual. --- Hal Erickson

Meryl Streep's heartbreaking, amazingly tempered performance in Sophie's Choice confirmed her status as one of America's greatest actresses; many believe it will stand the test of time as her finest work. It's a testament to Kevin Kline's skills that he can hold his own in the role of her boyfriend. In terms of structure, William Styron's flashback-laden novel must have been a challenge to translate to the screen, but writer-director Alan J. Pakula does a fine job of condensing the material without losing its essence. A less-mature filmmaker might have lost the tone of the picture from the start. Pakula's script would be nominated for an Academy Award; Streep would win her first Oscar for a lead performance. --- Brendon Hanley

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Cast:
Meryl Streep - Sophie Zawistowska
Kevin Kline - Nathan Landau
Peter MacNicol - Stingo
Rita Karin - Yetta Zimmerman
Stephen D. Newman - Larry
Greta Turken - Leslie Lapidus
Josh Mostel - Morris Fink
Gunther Maria Halmer - Rudolf Hoess
Katharina Thalbach - Wanda
Karlheinz Hackl - SS Doctor
Ulli Fessl - Frau Hoess
Melanie Pianka - Emmi Hoess
Eugeniusz Priwieziencew - Prisoner at Shower
Joseph Tobin - Reporter
Vida Jerman - Female SS Guard
Josef Sommer - Narrator
Robin Bartlett - Lillian Grossman
Alixe Gordin
Armand Dahan - Man #2 in English Class
Moishe Rosenfeld - Moishe Rosenblum
Marcell Rosenblatt - Astrid Weinstein
Joseph Leon - Dr. Blackstock
John Rothman - Librarian
Adrian Kalitka - Sophie's Child
Eugene Lipinski - Polish Professor
Jennifer Lawn - Sophie's Child
David Wohl - English Teacher


Crew:
Alan J. Pakula - Director / Producer / Screenwriter
Keith Barish - Producer
Martin Starger - Producer
William Styron - Book Author
Nestor Almendros - Cinematographer
Tom Priestley Jr. - Cinematographer
Marvin Hamlisch - Composer (Music Score)
Evan Lottman - Editor
William C. Gerrity - Production Designer / Associate Producer
George Jenkins - Production Designer
John J. Moore - Art Director
Carol Joffe - Set Designer
Albert Wolsky - Costume Designer
Christopher Newman - Sound/Sound Designer
Alex Hapsas - First Assistant Director
Alixe Gordin - Casting
Michael Dennison - Costumes Supervisor

Awards:
Best Actress (win) Meryl Streep 1982 Academy
Best Adapted Screenplay (nom) Alan J. Pakula 1982 Academy
Best Cinematography (nom) Nestor Almendros 1982 Academy
Best Costume Design (nom) Albert Wolsky 1982 Academy
Best Original Score (nom) Marvin Hamlisch 1982 Academy
Best Actress - Drama (win) Meryl Streep 1982 Golden Globe
Best Picture - Drama (nom) 1982 Golden Globe
New Star of the Year - Male (nom) Kevin Kline 1982 Golden Globe
Best Actress (win) Meryl Streep 1982 L.A. Film Critics Association
Best Actress (win) Meryl Streep 1982 National Board of Review
Best Picture (nom) 1982 National Board of Review
Best Actress (win) 1982 National Society of Film Critics
Best Actress (win) Meryl Streep 1982 New York Film Critics Circle
Best Cinematography (win) Nestor Almendros 1982 New York Film Critics Circle

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Sophie's Choice

Pioneer Special Edition

( Catalog Number PSE97104 ) (1.85:1) (4 Sides) (CLV) (CC) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc

Sophie's Choice
1982 - 150 min. - Color
Country: USA
Genre: Drama
Rated R

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
The film follows Stingo, an aspiring young writer who moves to New York just post-WWII to a Brooklyn boarding house where he becomes friends with Nathan Landau (Kevin Kline), a Jewish research chemist and Nathan's girlfriend, Polish refugee Sophie Zawistowska (Meryl Streep). Nathan and Sophie's relationship is clouded by Nathan's violent behavior, his uncontrollable jealousy, and Sophie's unexpressed but troubling memories of her war experience. Her stories about her life during the war begin to unravel, exposing her as a liar and adding a tone of mystery to the strained relationship between Nathan, Stingo, and herself. The film culminates in a flashback reflecting the horrors of the war and the true cause of Sophie's insufferable pain.  Director Alan J. Pakula's film, a departure from his conspiracy and suspense dramas, was an adaptation of William Styron's best-selling novel and the story itself was based on his experiences as a southerner living in Brooklyn in 1947.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
The year is 1947. Aspiring southern author Stingo (Peter MacNichol) heads to New York to seek his fortune. Moving into a dingy Brooklyn boarding house, Stingo strikes up a friendship with research chemist Nathan Landau (Kevin Kline) and Nathan's girlfriend, Polish refugee Sophie Zawistowska (Oscar-winner Meryl Streep). There is something unsettling about the relationship; Nathan is subject to violent mood swings, while Sophie seems to be harboring a horrible secret. Stingo soons learns that both Nathan and Sophie are strangers to truth; the audience is likewise led down several garden paths by a series of sepia-toned flashbacks, depicting Sophie's ordeal in a wartime concentration camp. The scene in which we discover the facts behind Sophie's "choice" is a gut-wrenching one; it might have been even more powerful had not the film taken so long to get there. It is betraying nothing to reveal that the character of Stingo is the alter ego of William Styron, upon whose best-selling novel the film was based. The film is rated R, due in great part to a disposable scene wherein Stingo tries to put the make on a "liberated" female intellectual. --- Hal Erickson

Meryl Streep's heartbreaking, amazingly tempered performance in Sophie's Choice confirmed her status as one of America's greatest actresses; many believe it will stand the test of time as her finest work. It's a testament to Kevin Kline's skills that he can hold his own in the role of her boyfriend. In terms of structure, William Styron's flashback-laden novel must have been a challenge to translate to the screen, but writer-director Alan J. Pakula does a fine job of condensing the material without losing its essence. A less-mature filmmaker might have lost the tone of the picture from the start. Pakula's script would be nominated for an Academy Award; Streep would win her first Oscar for a lead performance. --- Brendon Hanley

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Cast:
Meryl Streep - Sophie Zawistowska
Kevin Kline - Nathan Landau
Peter MacNicol - Stingo
Rita Karin - Yetta Zimmerman
Stephen D. Newman - Larry
Greta Turken - Leslie Lapidus
Josh Mostel - Morris Fink
Gunther Maria Halmer - Rudolf Hoess
Katharina Thalbach - Wanda
Karlheinz Hackl - SS Doctor
Ulli Fessl - Frau Hoess
Melanie Pianka - Emmi Hoess
Eugeniusz Priwieziencew - Prisoner at Shower
Joseph Tobin - Reporter
Vida Jerman - Female SS Guard
Josef Sommer - Narrator
Robin Bartlett - Lillian Grossman
Alixe Gordin
Armand Dahan - Man #2 in English Class
Moishe Rosenfeld - Moishe Rosenblum
Marcell Rosenblatt - Astrid Weinstein
Joseph Leon - Dr. Blackstock
John Rothman - Librarian
Adrian Kalitka - Sophie's Child
Eugene Lipinski - Polish Professor
Jennifer Lawn - Sophie's Child
David Wohl - English Teacher


Crew:
Alan J. Pakula - Director / Producer / Screenwriter
Keith Barish - Producer
Martin Starger - Producer
William Styron - Book Author
Nestor Almendros - Cinematographer
Tom Priestley Jr. - Cinematographer
Marvin Hamlisch - Composer (Music Score)
Evan Lottman - Editor
William C. Gerrity - Production Designer / Associate Producer
George Jenkins - Production Designer
John J. Moore - Art Director
Carol Joffe - Set Designer
Albert Wolsky - Costume Designer
Christopher Newman - Sound/Sound Designer
Alex Hapsas - First Assistant Director
Alixe Gordin - Casting
Michael Dennison - Costumes Supervisor

Awards:
Best Actress (win) Meryl Streep 1982 Academy
Best Adapted Screenplay (nom) Alan J. Pakula 1982 Academy
Best Cinematography (nom) Nestor Almendros 1982 Academy
Best Costume Design (nom) Albert Wolsky 1982 Academy
Best Original Score (nom) Marvin Hamlisch 1982 Academy
Best Actress - Drama (win) Meryl Streep 1982 Golden Globe
Best Picture - Drama (nom) 1982 Golden Globe
New Star of the Year - Male (nom) Kevin Kline 1982 Golden Globe
Best Actress (win) Meryl Streep 1982 L.A. Film Critics Association
Best Actress (win) Meryl Streep 1982 National Board of Review
Best Picture (nom) 1982 National Board of Review
Best Actress (win) 1982 National Society of Film Critics
Best Actress (win) Meryl Streep 1982 New York Film Critics Circle
Best Cinematography (win) Nestor Almendros 1982 New York Film Critics Circle

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