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The Sweet Hereafter
Why this pick
Like A Thousand Acres, it patiently traces how private grief, blame and buried family damage spread through a close-knit rural community, with a restrained, wintry emotional weight.
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MOVIE1997 1h 45m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Larry Cook (Jason Robards), a prosperous farmer in Iowa, decides to retire and split his acres of land among his three daughters, Ginny (Jessica Lange), Rose (Michelle Pfeiffer) and Caroline (Jennifer Jason Leigh). Ginny and Rose happily accept the lucrative agreement to live and work on the farm but Caroline abandons farming for a law career in Des Moines and refuses to take part in the deal.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Michelle Pfeiffer
Rose Cook Lewis
Jason Robards
Larry Cook
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Caroline Cook
Kevin Anderson
Peter Lewis
Pat Hingle
Harold Clark
John Carroll Lynch
Ken LaSalle
Vyto Ruginis
Charles Carter
Ray Toler
Marv Carson