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Resurrection (1980 film)

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Wikipedia article




'Resurrection' is a 1980 American drama film directed by Daniel Petrie, written by Lewis John Carlino, and starring Ellen Burstyn, Sam Shepard, Richard Farnsworth, Roberts Blossom, Lois Smith, and Eva Le Gallienne. It was produced by Rene Missel and Howard Rosenman.[https://catalog.afi.com/Film/56493-RESURRECTION The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Resurrection, 1980'] Retrieved November 20, 2016

The film received two nominations at the 53rd Academy Awards; Best Actress (Ellen Burstyn) and Best Supporting Actress (Eva Le Gallienne). Burstyn was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Drama at the 38th Golden Globe Awards, while Gallienne won the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress. It was further selected by the National Board of Review as one of the top ten films of 1980.

Plot



Edna Mae (Burstyn) survives a car accident that kills her husband and nearly kills her but her brief out of body experience gives her the power to heal people. She becomes an unwitting celebrity, the hope of those in desperate need of healing, and a lightning rod for religious beliefs and skeptics.

Cast



* Ellen Burstyn as Edna Mae (Harper) McCauley

* Jeffrey DeMunn as Joseph "Joe" McCauley, Edna's husband

* Roberts Blossom as John Harper, Edna's father

* Eva Le Gallienne as Pearl, Edna's grandmother

* Lois Smith as Kathy, Edna's cousin

* Sam Shepard as Cal Carpenter, Edna's lover

* Richard Hamilton as Reverend Earl Carpenter, Cal's father

* Richard Farnsworth as Esco Brown, owner of "Last Chance Gas"

* Sylvia Walden as Louise, a woman Edna heals in Los Angeles

* Madeleine Thornton-Sherwood as Ruth, a townswoman Edna heals

Reaction



Reception

Film critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert gave the film a highly enthusiastic review on their weekly TV show 'Sneak Previews', with both critics praising Burstyn's performance and the handling of the subject matter. In his annual movie guide, Leonard Maltin rated the film 3-stars-out-of-4, and noted the story as "beautifully realized", while prasing Burstyn's "moving performance" as the "centerpiece of a wonderful and underrated film".

Awards and nominations



Home media



'Resurrection' was released on DVD in 2010 as part of the Universal Vault Series of DVD-on-Demand titles.[https://www.homemediamagazine.com/universal/universal-bows-vault-series-on-demand-dvds-18149 Home Media magazine 'Universal Bows 'Vault Series' On Demand DVDs'] Retrieved January 15, 2021. A Blu-ray version followed in 2019.[https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Resurrection-Blu-ray/101896/ Blu-ray.com listing for 'Resurrection'] Retrieved December 1, 2019.

In other media



Book

A novelization was written by George Gipe and released in 1980.[https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6740423-resurrection GoodReads.com listing for 'Resurrection'] Retrieved January 15, 2021.

Television

The film was remade for television in 1999. Also titled 'Resurrection', it was directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal and stars Dana Delany.

References




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