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The End of August (1981)

The End of August poster
Directed by
Bob Graham
Genre
drama
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 45m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A married woman in 19th century Louisiana struggles with the confines of her societal role and her own desires. She begins to question her life and seeks a sense of personal freedom.

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What happens

The End of August is a 1981 American drama film directed by Bob Graham and written by Leon Elswit, Gregory Nava, Eula Seaton, and Anna Thomas. The film is based on the 1899 novel The Awakening by Kate Chopin. The films explores such themes as female awakening, marital roles, independence, societal constraints. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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