Sophies Entscheidung

Originaltitel: Sophie's Choice

1982
16
2 Std. 30 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,5/10

54.147

IHRE BEWERTUNG

BELIEBTHEIT

4.201

397

Meryl Streep, Adrian Kalitka, and Jennifer Lawn in Sophies Entscheidung (1982)

trailer wiedergeben2:20

3 Videos

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Drama Romance

Als ein aufstrebender Schriftsteller Zeit mit seinen neuen Nachbarn verbringt, erkennt er, dass diese tiefe Geheimnisse verbergen, die ihn für immer verändern werden.Als ein aufstrebender Schriftsteller Zeit mit seinen neuen Nachbarn verbringt, erkennt er, dass diese tiefe Geheimnisse verbergen, die ihn für immer verändern werden.Als ein aufstrebender Schriftsteller Zeit mit seinen neuen Nachbarn verbringt, erkennt er, dass diese tiefe Geheimnisse verbergen, die ihn für immer verändern werden.

Regie
- Alan J. Pakula
Drehbuch
- William Styron
- Alan J. Pakula
Hauptbesetzung

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,5/10

54.147

IHRE BEWERTUNG

BELIEBTHEIT

4.201

397

Regie
- Alan J. Pakula
Drehbuch
- William Styron
- Alan J. Pakula
Hauptbesetzung

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

1 Oscar gewonnen
- 15 Gewinne & 14 Nominierungen insgesamt

Videos3

Trailer 2:20

Sophie's Choice

Clip 3:20

Who Are the "Hunters"?

Clip 3:20

Who Are the "Hunters"?

Featurette 1:12

Sophie's Choice: The Conducting Scene

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Wissenswertes
Meryl Streep not only learned a Polish accent but also learned how to speak German and Polish in order to have the proper accent of a Polish refugee. She reportedly learned Polish from one of the assistants working on the film who happened to speak it.

Patzer
There was no Jewish ghetto in Cracow in 1938. Ghetto was established under German occupation in March 1941.

Zitate
Sophie: My mother, she's very sick, you know. And I can't do anything. But I think - if only I could have got - that meat for my mother it would make her strong. So I go to the country and er... the peasants were selling ham and I buy it with the black market money and I bring it back. But it's forbidden, you know, because all the meat goes to the Germans. So I sat on the train and I hid it under my skirt, I am pretending that I am pregnant, you know? Oh I was so afraid. I was shaking. And then the German, was in front of the train and he saw me. So he come over and take under my skirt that ham and...
[pause]
Sophie: So they sent me Auschwitz.
Stingo: You were sent to Auschwitz because you stole a ham?
Sophie: No, I was sent to Auschwitz because they saw that I was afraid.

Alternative Versionen
CBS edited 12 minutes from this film for its 1986 network television premiere.

Verbindungen
Featured in At the Movies: Tootsie/The Verdict/Sophies Choice/Airplane II (1982)

Soundtracks
Jesu, Joy of Man s Desiring
(1723)
Written by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Lorin Hollander

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9/10

The finest performance by an actress in the history of film.

'Sophie's Choice' should be compulsory viewing for any member of the voting panel who decide Academy Award winners. Quite simply, Meryl Streep's performance is THE benchmark for that 'Best Actress' category. I've seen a LOT of films, but not one performance has ever (and will ever) match her's. The manner in which she embodies Sophie goes beyond explanation. It is too accomplished and moving for words. It is almost offensive to think that Julia Roberts was awarded the same statue for Erin Brockovich'!

Aside from the breathtaking central performance from the marvellous Ms Streep, there are so many other reasons to see this film. Kevin Kline and Peter MacNicol are excellent, the cinematography is beautiful (particularly the shots of Brooklyn Bridge) the score is haunting ... I could go on.

Although certain critics have berated 'Sophie's Choice' as a mere platform for Meryl Streep as an actress, I urge you to overlook this view. The film succeeds admirably in bringing to horrific life an event in history which we should all be made aware of. It is undeniable that the phenomenal performance of MS leaves you spellbound, but NOT at the expense of being horrified and affected by what you have seen. All I can say to sum up is: just see it. An intelligent and profoundly moving film which will (I promise you) live on in your memory long after the closing credits.