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Storyline
Ellen Burstyn experiences the afterlife for a brief time after a car accident that kills her husband. As she begins her long process of physical healing, she discovers that she has the ability to heal physical infirmities. While most people simply accept her gift, her lover (Sam Shepard) becomes mentally unbalanced and dangerous because she does not place the healings within a religious context. Written by
Michael Cieslak <mcieslak@ix.netcom.com>
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There is a line between life and death. Edna McCauley crossed over that line and came back. Now no one she touches will ever be the same.
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Trivia
Martin Scorsese was reportedly healed from asthma by the real life healer who inspired this film.
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Quotes
Edna Mae McCauley:
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Turning down an offer to have her healing ability tested]
What's going on here has to do with people and feelings and not wires and machines. I dunno, it just doesn't feel right to me".
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Crazy Credits
Stills of different portions of the movie are shown during the credits. The final still is a part not previously seen and it shows the rock garden behind the gas station which is referenced earlier in the movie.
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Connections
Referenced in
Northern Exposure: Homesick (1993)
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Soundtracks
"Polly Wolly Doodle"
(uncredited)
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Played on a harmonica
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I recently rediscovered this brilliant film. I saw it when it was released in 1980 and had not seen it since. I was taken aback at how well it has held up to the test of cinematic time. Melodrama, to be sure! Offbeat, yes a little. But when all is said and done the performances of Ellen Burstyn and the great Eva La Gallienne stun! Many films have visited this subject matter, but none with the emotional impact that we recieve from the climax of RESURRECTION. The last scene is worth the view.