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08/12/1982 Drama, Romance, War 2h 31m
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Between the innocent, the romantic, the sensual, and the unthinkable. There are still some things we have yet to imagine.

Overview

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.

  1. Alan J. Pakula

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Meryl Streep

    Zofia "Sophie" Zawistowski

  2. Kevin Kline

    Nathan Landau

  3. Peter MacNicol

    Stingo

  4. Rita Karin

    Yetta

  5. Stephen D. Newman

    Larry

  6. Greta Turken

    Leslie Lapidus

  7. Josh Mostel

    Morris Fink

  8. Marcell Rosenblatt

    Astrid Weinstein

  9. Moishe Rosenfeld

    Moishe Rosenblum

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-01-11
Not long after the end of WWII, we meet "Stingo" (Peter MacNicol) who isn't exactly impressed when he encounters his new upstairs neighbours. "Nathan" (Kevin Kline) seems to be a bit of an noisy and brutish oaf towards his girlfriend "Sophie" (Meryl Streep). Luckily, next morning peace has broken out and they climb in his window to invite him on a seaside picnic. He's a budding writer, and what he clocks quite early is the volatility of "Nathan", a Jewish man who seems to have a great deal of emotional baggage. She, on the other hand, is much more considered and sedate - and that's the shield ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$12,000,000.00

Revenue
$30,036,166.00

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