Passion Fish (1992)
- Directed by
- John Sayles
- Genre
- drama film, comedy drama
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 63 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A soap opera actress becomes paralyzed in a car crash and returns to her family home. She struggles with her anger and drinking, driving away one nurse after another, until a new nurse shows up who is determined to stay.
slow-burnmelancholiccharacter-drivenbittersweetgroundedemotionally rawquietresilient
What happens
Passion Fish is a 1992 American drama film written and directed by John Sayles. The film stars Mary McDonnell, Alfre Woodard, Vondie Curtis-Hall, David Strathairn, Leo Burmester, and Angela Bassett. It tells the story of a soap opera star (McDonnell), who after becoming paralyzed from a car crash, is forced by circumstance to return to her family home and rely upon a series of nurses for her basic care. Her anger and alcohol use forces each nurse to leave her employment, until one shows up who guarantees to stay. Sayles based the screenplay on his experiences working as an orderly in hospitals and nursing homes. Filming took place in the Acadiana region of Louisiana in May 1992. The film premiered in the United States on December 9, 1992, distributed by Miramax Films. It received widespread critical acclaim for its performances, direction, cinematography, and story. McDonnell received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress and Woodard won an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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