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Sophie's Choice
Between the innocent, the romantic, the sensual, and the unthinkable. There are still some things we have yet to imagine.
Stingo, a young writer, moves to Brooklyn in 1947 to begin work on his first novel. As he becomes friendly with Sophie and her lover Nathan, he learns that she is a Holocaust survivor. Flashbacks reveal her harrowing story, from pre-war prosperity to Auschwitz. In the present, Sophie and Nathan's relationship increasingly unravels as Stingo grows closer to Sophie and Nathan's fragile mental state becomes ever more apparent.
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Synopsis
Stingo, a young writer, moves to Brooklyn in 1947 to begin work on his first novel. As he becomes friendly with Sophie and her lover Nathan, he learns that she is a Holocaust survivor. Flashbacks reveal her harrowing story, from pre-war prosperity to Auschwitz. In the present, Sophie and Nathan's relationship increasingly unravels as Stingo grows closer to Sophie and Nathan's fragile mental state becomes ever more apparent.
Cast, crew and production details
About Sophie's Choice
Cast
Meryl StreepZofia "Sophie" Zawistowski
Kevin KlineNathan Landau
Peter MacNicolStingo
Rita KarinYetta
Josh MostelMorris FinkCredits
- Directed by
- Alan J. Pakula
- Written by
- Alan J. Pakula, William Styron
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $12M
- Box office
- $30M
Production
ITC EntertainmentUnited Kingdom- Keith Barish ProductionsUnited States
