Resurrection (1980)

Directed by

Daniel Petrie

Genre

drama film, fantasy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 48 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman survives a near-fatal car crash and discovers she can heal others with her hands. She struggles to understand this gift and the reactions of people around her.

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What happens

Resurrection is a 1980 American drama film directed by Daniel Petrie, written by Lewis John Carlino, and starring Ellen Burstyn, Sam Shepard, Richard Farnsworth, Roberts Blossom, Lois Smith and Eva Le Gallienne. It was produced by Renée Missel and Howard Rosenman. The plot involves a woman who returns to life after dying momentarily in a car crash and finds that she has the power to heal people. At the 53rd Academy Awards, Resurrection earned Burstyn and Le Gallienne nominations for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress respectively, while Burstyn received a nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama at the 38th Golden Globe Awards. At the National Board of Review Awards 1980, Le Gallienne won Best Supporting Actress, while the film was selected as one of the top ten films of 1980. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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