Mrs. Soffel
by Gillian Armstrong
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Actor: Diane Keaton, Edward Herrmann, Matthew Modine, Mel Gibson, Trini AlvaradoDirector: Gillian Armstrong
Brand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 112 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-01-08
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Warner Home Video
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Summary: 4 Stars
This is an excellent movie and Mel looks young and beautiful. Very stirring movie! Make sure you see it!
Summary of Mrs. Soffel
Mel gibson and diane keaton headline the fact-based story of a wardens wife who falls for a condemned murderer and aids in his escape. Special features: trailer: cast/director film highlights: languages: english and french: subtitles in english french spanish and portuguese. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 06/07/2005 Starring: Mel Gibson Matthew Modine Run time: 112 minutes Rating: Pg13An air of gothic romanticism pervades every aspect of this remarkable film, based on a true story from the turn of the 20th century. In its torrid plot, one can hear the icy restraints of the Victorian era cracking. Diane Keaton is uncannily perfect as Kate Soffel, wife of a priggish prison warden (Edward Herrmann). She's funny and touching playing what used to be called a "neurasthenic"--a nervous, depressed woman with mysterious physical ailments. When the film opens, Kate is just recovering from a three-month-long spell, and back at work preaching to the inmates in her husband's prison. Whom should she encounter but dangerous death row inmate Ed Biddle, in the irresistible person of Mel Gibson. The forbidden affair that blossoms between them is feverishly exciting, but the film operates on myriad other levels. Director Gillian Armstrong (My Brilliant Career) and screenwriter Ron Nyswaner (Philadelphia) have much to say about capital punishment, and about the miserable fate of women in this repressive society who dare to act on their passions. There's nothing morally clear-cut in this movie, which is what makes it consistently fascinating. Kate and Ed's romance is as right as it is wrong; we never really know how to feel about either of them. The film's stunning cinematography and superb period details are exhilarating, from the towering, bleak beauty of the prison to the gorgeous panoramic chase scenes of horse-drawn sleighs in the snow. --Laura Mirsky
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