91. Sophie's Choice (1982)

Running Time: 150 Minutes
Director: Alan J. Pakula
Date Watched: 1/07/2011 Medium: DVD

Summary (from imdb.com): "Sophie is the survivor of Nazi concentration camps, who has found a reason to live in Nathan, a sparkling if unsteady American Jew obsessed with the Holocaust. They befriend Stingo, the movie's narrator, a young American writer new to New York City. But the happiness of Sophie and Nathan is endangered by her ghosts and his obsessions.."

Molly: (5 out of 5 stars): "Really great movie. We dragged our feet watching this one and put it off for nearly three months, but were so glad we finally decided to watch it. Haunting and sad, but very moving and the character development was phenomenal. Meryl Streep was amazing. Excellent movie."

Nick ( 4.5 out of 5 stars): "Incredibly well done movie. Meryl Streep's performance was one of the best I have seen. It is a very intense movie and I don't know that I would ever watch it again but the acting was superb."

Random Movie Facts (from IMDb.com):

• Meryl Streep not only learned a Polish accent but also learned how to speak German and Polish in order to have the proper accent of a Polish refugee.

• Meryl Streep did the final scene (her choice) in one take and refused to do it again, saying that as a mother, she found it too painful and emotionally draining. Years later, Streep appeared on Oprah Winfrey's show and the scene of her choice was shown. Meryl was uncomfortable while the clip was playing and she revealed that she had never watched the scene before that very moment.