Sophie's Choice (1982)

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While Spielberg's movie has some moments, I think the most stunning film about the Holocaust appeared 11 years prior to it when Sophie's Choice hit the screens in 1982.
Also wonderful is Kevin Kline as Sophie's manic boyfriend Nathan.
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Chicago Sun-Times

Despite the fact that Sophie's story, her choices, and her fate are all sad, sad stories, there is a lot of exuberance and joy in the telling of them.
Sophie and Nathan move into an old boardinghouse, and the rooms just below them are taken by Stingo, a jug-eared kid from the South who wants to be a great novelist.
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Probably the best Oscar-winning performance ever.

anonymous@imdb | 1998-11-03

If the Oscars were to take every Best Actress winner ever -- from Janet Gaynor to Helen Hunt -- Meryl Streep would definitely have a good shot at winning against them. She gives a spellbinding, totally believable performance as Sophie,... Read more at imdb.com

The performance of a lifetime

citizen813@imdb | 2004-11-25

Although achingly literary at times, moments of true emotional power are rendered by fluid storytelling, Nestor Almendros's haunting cinematography, Marvin Hamlisch's quietly effecting score, a touching performance by Peter MacNichol, and a seminal performance by Meryl Streep; one that Kim... Read more at imdb.com

Best Performance Ever

dakridge@imdb | 2005-02-10

Meryl Streep's performance as Sophie is simply the finest performance ever captured on film. Period. The subtlety and depth with which she reveals Sophie's wounds are simply spellbinding. She is at once radiantly beautiful, yet deeply wounded. She is charming,... Read more at imdb.com

..only one of the commentaries found its true star...

fimimix@imdb | 2006-05-01

...all of the characters in this astounding book/movie were as good or as unimportant as viewers/readers found them to be, simply because William Styron developed them that way: Stingo WAS an unexperienced nerd, having lived an idyllic life in the... Read more at imdb.com

Haunting

jenjen21@imdb | 2003-11-02

Wow! I am still in absolute shock from this film. Meryl Streep delivers a magnificent performance, with a flawless Polish accent. Kevin Kline and Peter Macnichol are terrific and together the three of them make a highly enjoyable film. The... Read more at imdb.com

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