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Amidst her own personality crisis, a southern housewife meets an outgoing old woman who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison, two young women who experienced hardships and love in 1920s Whistle Stop, Alabama.
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Earnest, character-led, contemplative and nostalgic.
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- character-ledplot-driven
- contemplativerelentless
- contemporarynostalgic
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- CinemaSerfon TMDB · Jan 20257/10
"Evelyn" (Kathy Bates) and her husband "Ed" (Gailard Sartain) are going through the motions in their marriage. They've long stopped making any effort for each other and she is a bit fed up. It's when she is visiting a friend at an old folk's home that she encounters the frail but spritely "Ninny" (Jessica Tandy) and they get chatting. The older lady starts to regale her with stories of her younger wife in rural Alabama and of her sister-in-law "Idgie" (Mary Stuart Masterson). Over the next couple of weeks and months "Evelyn" becomes addicted to hearing the stories, as do we, of racial and sexual inequality, iniquity and joy as this small subsistence community slowly and sometimes brutally evolves. The effects of this retrospective are quite profound on the younger lady who starts to feel empowered by what she's hearing. Her confidence grows - even if her insurance premiums start to go up - and she begins to take steps to improve her domestic situation. The photography and the engagingly crafted script illustrate quite powerfully and affectionately the struggles of just about everyone in a 1920s where racism and bigotry were never far away; the KKK travelled thrived unfettered and a
Read the whole review on TMDB - Filipe Manuel Netoon TMDB · Dec 20237/10
**An unfairly forgotten film, quite emotional, that women will find very good and men may or may not like, depending on their tolerance for films with a greater sentimental charge.** Director Jon Avnet brings us a good film that reminds us of the value of good friendships and self-love. Intelligently directing his crew and cast, he managed to make a discreet, unpretentious but very enjoyable film that easily wins over the audience. Still, it's bland and tepid, and perhaps that's precisely why it ended up as forgotten as it is. One of the strongest points is clearly the cast, headed by two solid and talented actresses: Kathy Bates and Jessica Tandy. None of them are big names within the film industry, nor do they draw crowds to a “multiplex” simply by appearing on a poster. However, they are very experienced, knowledgeable about this art of acting and capable of credibly interpreting their characters. For me, it's Tandy's best film, even deserved her an Oscar nomination. In addition to the skill of the two protagonists, it is fair to mention the contributions of Mary Stuart Masterson and Mary Louise Parker. Unfortunately, the male cast is very subdued which, combined with the melodr
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Cast
- Kathy BatesEvelyn Couch
- Jessica TandyNinny Threadgoode
- Mary-Louise ParkerRuth Jamison
- Mary Stuart MastersonIdgie Threadgoode
- Cicely TysonSipsey
- Stan ShawBig George
- Chris O'DonnellBuddy Threadgoode
- Gailard SartainEd Couch
- Timothy ScottSmokey Lonesome
- Gary BasarabaGrady Kilgore
Crew
- Jon AvnetDirector
- Fannie FlaggScreenplay
- Carol SobieskiScreenplay
- Fannie FlaggNovel
- Geoffrey SimpsonDirector of Photography
- Thomas NewmanOriginal Music Composer
- Debra Neil-FisherEditor
- Jon AvnetProducer
- Jordan KernerProducer
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