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Review by Will Steele ★★★★ 2. “I didn’t ask for the anal probe.”. What a pleasant surprise and, dare I say, hidden gem this 1992 John Sayles film turned out to be. Mary McDonnell’s Oscar nomination drew me to this, but every performance proves awards-worthy especially Alfre Woodard’s! Sayles’ script is so finely tuned that I ...
PASSION FISH. Drama. A rare film that is both ferociously funny and poignantly real, PASSION FISH stars Mary McDonnell and Alfre Woodard as two women brought together by fate and united by an unlikely friendship. McDonnell earned a 1992 Oscar (r) nomination for her brilliant portrayal of a wisecracking soap opera star whoreturns home to rural ...
29 de jan. de 1993 · In a typical TV docudrama, this would be the setup for a heartwarming tale of uplift and courage. But John Sayles ' "Passion Fish" cuts closer to the bone. This is a tough, muscular story about a headstrong woman who wants things to go her way. Advertisement. The film stars Mary McDonnell as May-Alice, a soap opera star whose life is suddenly ...
May-Alice Culhane (Mary McDonnell), a soap opera actress, is injured in a Manhattan street accident which leaves her paralyzed from the waist down. Bitter and self-pitying, she returns to her long-empty Louisiana home. There she spends her days and nights lying on a couch, watching TV and drinking wine. She runs through several live-in nurses ...
Passion Fish. 1992 · 2 hr 16 min. R. Drama · Independent. After a terrible accident leaves her wheelchair bound, a former soap opera star is looked after by a nurse who has her own share of troubles. Subtitles: English. Starring: Mary McDonnell Alfre Woodard Angela Bassett. Directed by: John Sayles. After a terrible accident leaves her ...
11 de dez. de 1992 · I have watched Passion Fish many times and will certainly watch it again. It is one of those movies that seem practically perfect to me, from the lead performances of the ensemble cast down to the lesser characters, such as the numerous people who visit May_Alice and Chantelle during the course of the film.
Passion Fish (1992) The genesis for Passion Fish (1992) was director/writer John Sayles’ experience as an orderly in various hospitals and nursing homes in the early 1970s. There, he saw the power dynamic between nurses and caregivers and their patients. Years later, when Sayles had injured his back and was waiting in a long line for his X ...
