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Overview

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Director:

John Madden

Writers:

Richard Nelson (writer)
Edith Wharton (novel)

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Release Date:

12 March 1993 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama more

Tagline:

A Forbidden Love Triangle Of Passion And Desire!

Plot:

Based on the novel of the same name by Edith Wharton, it is about a husband and wife (Ethan and Zeena)... more | add synopsis

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User Comments:

Subtle and powerful adaptation of Edith Wharton's novella. more (11 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Liam Neeson ... Ethan Frome
Gil Rood ... Conductor
Tate Donovan ... Reverend Smith

Stephen Mendillo ... Ned Hale
Phil Garran ... Mr. Howe
Virginia Smith ... Mrs. Howe
Annie Nessen ... Sarah Anne Howe
Katharine Houghton ... Mrs. Hale
Marcie Vaughan ... Young Woman
Burt Porter ... Harmon Gow
Rusty De Wees ... Man at Post Office
Paul Donlon ... Man at Post Office

Joan Allen ... Zenobia 'Zeena' Frome
Robert Nutt ... Church Elder
David Dellinger ... Funeral Minister
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Additional Details

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:PG | USA:PG


Fun Stuff

Goofs:

Errors in geography: In a winter scene early in the film, a Red-eyed Vireo can be heard singing in the dead of winter in Massachusetts. These birds winter in Amazonia, and arrive in Massachusetts in late spring. more

Movie Connections:

Version of "The DuPont Show of the Month: Ethan Frome (#3.6)" (1960) more


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3 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Subtle and powerful adaptation of Edith Wharton's novella., 27 May 1999
9/10
Author: thefan-2 from Detroit

These are New England country folks, as quiet and as repressed as they are in Edith Wharton's novel. Not so much repressed, actually, as they are clumsy and inexperienced. When something extraordinary happens to their emotions, they scarcely know what to do. This conflict has been played for laughs by many writers over the years, because it does lend itself to comedy. Wharton chose to write a tragedy, and this movie captures the essence of Wharton's vision far better than The Age of Innocence, thanks largely to the direction and the superb cast. Highly recommended.

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