Passion Fish
Summary:
With his trademark emphasis on character development and dialogue, writer/director John Sayles tells the story of May-Alice Culhane (Mary McDonnell), a New York soap opera actress left paralyzed by a car accident. As the film opens, she lies in a hospital bed, confused and scared, watching her own show on TV and shrieking, "That was supposed to be my closeup!" With no other option... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Mary McDonnell - (Mary-Alice Culhane)
Alfre Woodard - (Chantelle)
David Strathairn - (Rennie)
Vondie Curtis-Hall - (Sugar LeDoux)
Nora Dunn - (Ti-Marie)
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Review:
Character and dialogue are the driving forces in writer-director John Sayles's movies. In Passion Fish, Sayles delivers a quality screenplay, and Mary McDonnell and Alfre Woodard do his script justice with some of the most accomplished work of their careers. McDonnell -- who also stood out in the director's Matewan -- brings sur... Continue >>
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