Rachel, Rachel (1968)

Directed by

Paul Newman

Genre

drama film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

R

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 71 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A single schoolteacher in her mid-30s living with her mother in a small Connecticut town begins to explore her own desires and independence. As she navigates a tentative romance and confronts her repressed feelings, she starts to emerge from a life of quiet routine and obligation.

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What happens

Rachel, Rachel is a 1968 American drama film produced and directed by Paul Newman and starring his wife, Joanne Woodward, in the title role and co-starring Estelle Parsons and James Olson. The screenplay, by Stewart Stern based on the 1966 novel A Jest of God by Canadian author Margaret Laurence, concerns a schoolteacher in small-town Connecticut and her sexual awakening and independence in her mid-30s. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards (Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actress for Woodward, and Best Supporting Actress for Parsons) and won two Golden Globes: Best Director and Best Actress (Drama). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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