# Sophie's Choice (1982)

> A young writer becomes entangled with a haunted Holocaust survivor and her volatile lover in a heartbreaking postwar New York drama.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/9453

## Facts

- Runtime: 151 min
- Genres: Drama, Romance, War
- Director: Alan J. Pakula
- Cast: Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Peter MacNicol, Rita Karin, Stephen D. Newman, Greta Turken, Josh Mostel, Marcell Rosenblatt
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084707/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: melancholic, intimate, haunting, serious film night, literary adaptation viewing

## Synopsis

A haunting tale of love and survival amidst the shadows of the past.

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