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www.movieline.com - : At the film's outset, Sophie has survived Auschwitz, something her young children didn't manage, and so her entire persona is a tightrope walk between the present moment and the abyss of the past. Sophie covers up her scars by being, in essence, a technical actress, and Streep shows us both her fragmentation and her skill at whipping up emotional camouflage. Sophie's sad gaze is half helpless lie, half naked honesty. Streep has the Polish accent down, of course, but watch how she has Sophie use that accent differently in each scene, fumbling her English coquettishly in the company of some, grimly steadying it for others more...
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www.toxicuniverse.com - : How fortunate that in 1982 Pakula was wedded with one of America's great literary storytellers, William Styron. The result: Sophie's Choice. Ask anyone who saw the movie in theaters twenty years ago ago; I'll be willing to bet that, apart from the screen-burning performances by Kevin Kline and Meryl Streep, the thing they'll remember most is the story—and not just specific bits of scenes here and there, but the whole, powerful arc of the story. more...
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rogerebert.suntimes.com - : Sometimes when you've read the novel, it gets in the way of the images on the screen. You keep remembering how you imagined things. That didn't happen with me during SOPHIE'S CHOICE, because the movie is so perfectly cast and well-imagined that it just takes over and happens to you. It's quite an experience. more...
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