Sophie's Choice
– Stingo, a young writer, moves to Brooklyn in 1947 to begin work on his first novel. As he becomes fr..
Stingo, a young writer, moves to Brooklyn in 1947 to begin work on his first novel. As he becomes friendly with Sophie and her lover Nathan, he learns that she is a Holocaust survivor. Flashbacks reveal her harrowing story, from pre-war prosperity to Auschwitz. In the present, Sophie and Nathan's relationship increasingly unravels as Stingo grows closer to Sophie and Nathan's fragile mental state becomes ever more apparent.
04 Mar 1983
English, Polish, German, French, Russian
Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.
Alan J. Pakula
William Styron (based on the novel: "Sophie's Choice" by), Alan J. Pakula (screenplay)
Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Peter MacNicol, Rita Karin
Sophie is the survivor of Nazi concentration camps, who has found a reason to live in Nathan, a sparkling if unsteady American Jew obsessed with the Holocaust. They befriend Stingo, the movie's narrator, a young American writer new to New York City. But the happiness of Sophie and Nathan is endangered by her ghosts and his obsessions.
Won 1 Oscar. Another 12 wins & 12 nominations.
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment