Newman made his film directing debut directing Joanne Woodward in this romantic drama based on Margaret Laurence´s novel, A Jest of God. Rachel, Rachel was nominated for four Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Actress for Ms. Woodward, Supporting Actress for Estelle Parsons, and screenplay (adapted) for Newman´s lifelong friend Stewart Stern. Both Newman and Woodward also won Golden Globe and New York Film Critics Circle Awards for their work.
The film is an emotionally-charged story of a middle-aged spinster school teacher (Woodward) who´s living a lonely existence with her widowed mother when her life is turned upside down by the return of a man she hasn´t seen since childhood.
Upplagd i sortimentet: 9 Februari, 2009
