Mrs. Soffel

Kate Soffel, the wife of the Allegheny County jail warden, is a woman whose married life appears to be lacking the warmth and love that might have brought her together with Peter Soffel, in the first place. When we first meet... Full review

"Mrs. Soffel" is a wonderful movie I have seen many times, but the last viewing was so many years ago I'm watching it right now on TCM. I'm a sucker for movies whose main characters suddenly, inexplicably make a decision which... Full review

The people who created this movie from a true story present a fascinating exploration of love and desparation in the doomed world of the condemned. Dianne Keaton and Mel Gibson give excellent performances in a rather dark and existential work of... Full review

This is one of the best American films of the 1980's. It is based on the true story of the wife of the Allegheny County Jail warden, Kate Soffel (Diane Keaton) who falls in love with a sexually alluring working class... Full review

The first five or ten minutes didn't impress me. But as the movie went on, I found myself more and more intrigued by it. It's much darker than I thought it would be, but still it is one of the most... Full review

I can't say that I am entirely familiar with the events portrayed in Mrs. Soffel beyond what I read about it in William Coles' novel, `Another Kind of Monday' (except that it was based on a book called `The Biddle Boys... Full review

Australian director Gillian Armstrong makes great films with strong women characters--her earlier Australian film "My brilliant career" being a perfect example. I watched "Mrs. Soffel" because of my admiration for Armstrong and found that "Mrs. Soffel" could not hold a candle... Full review

This one was a nice surprise, I hadn't seen it when it first came out, so I rented it and enjoyed it thoroughly. Diane Keaton and Mel Gibson carry the day in this true tale of a wardens wife who falls... Full review

"Mrs. Soffel", a movie much overlooked in the mid 1980s, deserves a reevaluation at present. With the advent of so many successful period films, "Mrs. Soffel" can be seen as a predecessor of sorts. The movie, a true story filmed on... Full review

She wants to sweep us up into a drama of wartime romance and intrigue, to delight in old-style movie glamour....and "Little Women," Armstrong didn't suffer those inhibitions;....doesn't have the freedom of Armstrong's great "High Tide," and the period setting --.... ... Full Review

Modine is a gifted actor with real style and presence;....SOFFEL is great to look at, but the superb visuals become deadening;.... ... Full Review

Modine is a gifted actor with real style and presence;....SOFFEL is great to look at, but the superb visuals become deadening;.... ... Full Review