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A 35-year-old teacher (Joanne Woodward) longs for love and fears that she's in danger of remaining a spinster unless she makes important changes in her life. Then a male friend from childhood (James Olson) suddenly turns up again, and she mistakenly believes she's found the answer to her problems. Melancholy infuses this sensitive story, set in a small New England town and based on the novel JEST OF GOD by Margaret Laurence. Paul Newman took the reins as director when he couldn't attract interest in the project, casting his wife (Woodward) in the lead. It was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actress, and Best (Adapted) Screenplay., The sensitive story of a spinster schoolteacher in a small New England town who, for the first time in her life, has a chance at love. Stewart Stern's fine screenplay is based on the novel A JEST OF GOD by Margaret Laurence. Academy Award Nominations: 4, including Best Picture, Best Actress--Joanne Woodward, Best (Adapted) Screenplay.
Synopsis
A 35-year-old teacher longs for love, and fears that she's in danger of remaining a spinster unless she makes important changes in her life. Then a male friend from childhood suddenly turns up again, and she mistakenly believes she's found the answer to her problems.
Quotations
"Have all my Walter Raleighs died?" -- Calla Mackie (Estelle Parsons) to school children
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