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Rachel, Rachel (1968)
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26 August 1968 (USA)
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Who was she? Sometimes she was a child skipping rope. Sometimes she was a woman with a passionate hunger. And one day the woman and the child came together... more
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Rachel is a 35 year old school teacher who has no man in her life and lives with her mother. When a man from the big city returns and asks her out...
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Teacher
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School
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Surrealism
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Self Discovery
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Lesbianism
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Nominated for 4 Oscars.
Another 7 wins
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3 nominations
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An underrated classic; Joanne Woodward gives brilliant performance
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Joanne Woodward | ... | Rachel Cameron | |
| James Olson | ... | Nick Kazlik | |
| Kate Harrington | ... | Mrs. Cameron | |
| Estelle Parsons | ... | Calla Mackie | |
| Donald Moffat | ... | Niall Cameron | |
| Terry Kiser | ... | Preacher | |
| Frank Corsaro | ... | Hector Jonas | |
| Bernard Barrow | ... | Leighton Siddley | |
| Geraldine Fitzgerald | ... | Rev. Wood | |
| Nell Potts | ... | Rachel as a child | |
| Shawn Campbell | ... | James | |
| Violet Dunn | ... | Verla | |
| Beatrice Pons | |||
| Dortha Duckworth | (as Dorothea Duckworth) | ||
| Simm Landres |
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A Jest of God (USA) (working title)
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101 min
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Terry Kiser's film debut.
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Rachel Cameron:
Back to our respective cages.
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This film is one my all time favorites. It's a strong story about a school teacher who lives with her cranky, dominating mother and who hasn't had (or used!) the chance to take responsibility for her own life. Rachel is a woman of many fears; fears that may seem insignificant and vain from an outsiders point of view but that are everything to her, that actually define the framework for her life. In a little town of conservative values it is hard to take a turn and find the courage to become something you weren't before. Joanne Woodward gives a masterful performance and is the heart and soul of this film. She does the most incredible things with just her eyes and her face, and her voice. She makes Rachel so real it hurts to watch. That's acting. Estelle Parsons as Calla is fantastic, too. This is a beautiful, sensitive movie, highly underrated and way too unknown to most people. For me, it's a classic. Go find it and see it!