A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998)
- Directed by
- James Ivory
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United Kingdom, France, United States
- Runtime
- 2h 07m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 24 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
An American family lives in Paris in the 1960s and 1970s and then moves back to New England. The story is told through the eyes of the daughter as she grows up and the family adjusts to different places and changes.
family-focusedbittersweetleisurely-pacedreflectiveatmospherictenderculturalslice-of-life
What happens
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries is a 1998 drama film directed by James Ivory from a screenplay he co-wrote with Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. It stars Kris Kristofferson, Barbara Hershey, Leelee Sobieski, and Jesse Bradford. The film is a fictionalized account of the family life of writer James Jones and is based on Kaylie Jones' novel of the same name. Structured as a novel, the film is divided into three segments each named after a different protagonist. The plot follows an expatriate American family living in Paris during the 1960s and 1970s until their return and adjustment to life in New England, seen from the daughter's point of view. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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