Overwiew :The sensitive story of a spinster schoolteacher in a small New England town who, for the first time in her life, has a chance at love. Stewart Stern's fine screenplay is based on the novel A JEST OF GOD by Margaret Laurence. Academy Award Nominations: 4, including Best Picture, Best Actress--Joanne Woodward, Best (Adapted) Screenplay.
ccwf.cc.utexas.edu - : also shown because Stewart Stern was present, see below) is more obviously a showcase for Joanne Woodward, and her performance does give this film more power than it might otherwise possess. 32 years after the fact, it's hard not to marvel at the signs of experimentation so prevalent; more...
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