Rachel River (1987)

Directed by

Sandy Smolan

Genre

comedy drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 25m

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A radio journalist returns to her small northern Minnesota hometown. The film follows her and several other residents as they navigate their daily lives and personal struggles.

quietintrospectivewistfulgentleobservationalbittersweetunderstatedplacid

What happens

Rachel River is a 1987 American drama film directed by Sandy Smolan and written by Judith Guest. It is inspired by Letters From the Country, a collection of short stories by Carol Bly. The film centers on the residents of a small northern Minnesota town. It stars Pamela Reed, Viveca Lindfors, Željko Ivanek, James Olson, and Craig T. Nelson. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was given a limited theatrical release on January 20, 1989. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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