Sophie's Choice is a
1982 American drama film that tells the story of a
Polish immigrant, Sophie, and her tempestuous lover who share a boarding house with a young writer in Brooklyn. It stars
Meryl Streep,
Kevin Kline, and
Peter MacNicol.
Alan J. Pakula directed the movie and wrote the script from a novel by
William Styron, also called
Sophie's Choice.
This is widely regarded as
Meryl Streep's finest performance, and it won her the
Academy Award for Best Actress. The film was nominated for
Best Cinematography (
Néstor Almendros),
Costume Design (Albert Wolsky),
Best Music (
Marvin Hamlisch), and
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (Alan J. Pakula).
Plot
In 1947, the movie's narrator, Stingo (
Peter MacNicol), relocates to
Brooklyn and is befriended by Sophie Zawistowski (Streep), a Polish immigrant, and her lover, Nathan Landau (Kline).
