# True Women (1997)

> A two-part American miniseries following women across five decades of Texas and Civil War-era upheaval.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/66240

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 2
- Episode runtime: 85 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: drama, history
- Created by: Christopher Lofton
- Network: CBS
- Cast: Angelina Jolie, Dana Delany, Annabeth Gish, Tina Majorino, Rachael Leigh Cook, Michael York, Tony Todd, Michael Greyeyes
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118499/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: earnest, sweeping, melancholic, triumphant, intimate

## What critics say

Critics were mixed on this sweeping 1997 Hallmark miniseries, with its ambitious five-decade scope and strong lead performances receiving more notice than its uneven storytelling.

## Synopsis

True Women (1997) is an American historical miniseries created by Christopher Lofton for CBS, adapted from a novel and produced by Hallmark Entertainment. Told across two long episodes, it follows a woman's journey through the upheavals of nineteenth century Texas, with Angelina Jolie playing Georgia Virginia Lawshe Woods, Dana Delany as Sarah McClure, and Annabeth Gish as Euphemia Ashby, with Tina Majorino and Rachael Leigh Cook portraying younger versions of the women. The drama spans five decades, moving from the Texas Revolution through the Civil War and Reconstruction, and its engine is the struggle to hold families and friendships together while the frontier and the nation are torn apart. Each stretch of the story is built from concrete hardships, from settlers' hard labor to the displacement and conflict that follow war, and the emotional register is earnest, sweeping and melancholic, with moments of triumph. Set in mid nineteenth century Texas and the American South, it carries the scale and sentiment of a prestige period epic. Viewers who enjoyed North and South, Lonesome Dove and Gone with the Wind will find resonance in its frontier scope and its focus on resilient women.

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