I don't know why I didn't want to see Sophie's Choice, not for years. I knew about Meryl Streep's performance, Alan J Pakula. Kevin Kline and I also knew that I had to see it eventually. Well, Christmas 2017 brought the shattering story into my life and now forever in my subconscious. Extraordinary is the first word that comes to mind. Meryl Streep's performance is out of this world. Every detail in her creation is a sort of link to her heart and therefore to mine. "Emil Dickens?" Her eyes, asking the question to the awful librarian will stay with me forever. Meryl Streep as Sophie asked that question 35 years ago. Amazing! What a devastating treat. It will make me go back to see all of her films., specially "A Cry In The Dark", "Plenty", "The Bridges Of Madison County" "Julia and Julia" even "Death Becomes Her" and "The Devil Wears Prada" Thank you Meryl Streep, thank you very much.

Watching this movie makes me realize what makes a cinema 'larger that life' ... amazing performances by Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline. Was already a big time fan of Meryl Streep... and this is probably one of those most brilliant, brilliant performances by her!A YouTube video about Meryl's top 10 performances led me to this ... and it was worth the time... yes the film is sad and shaking, but the characters are not only lovable but those which stay with you for a while.Came here for Meryl and became a big fan of Kevin too! Two poor souls and yet a beautiful end... those were the words the movie left me with. Overall a good old classic with the most moving music & sound effects there ever could be.Personally, I feel Peter MacNicol did a good job as Stingo but that is that. Nathan's Character and Kevin's out-of-the-world portrayal of a schizophrenic & a passionate lover will at times sweep you off your feet.No surprise this won Meryl, her first Oscar... Sophie's character is equally power-packed... a sophisticated, talented, pretty lady who conceals... behind her pleasing love life (at least for her) a soul- wrenching story about a mother who had to make an agonizing choice!

This is the level of acting to set your standards to. Meryl is absolutely outstanding as this complex character. I have seen the movie a number of times now and it still takes me on an emotional roller coaster and lives with me for a long time after each viewing. I also get a lot more out of it each time I see it. The title of the movie obviously refers to one specific harrowing event for Sophie, but you get to see all Sophie's choices throughout her life and the consequences of her choices. Stunning cinematography. The flashbacks are well done and timed to perfection. The scriptwriting is first rate. The characters are for the most part very believable. The ending is the most poignant one of any movie I have ever seen. They put out flood warnings on the Mississippi when I watch it!!!! Despite the emotional outpouring, it is a must-see movie on many levels. I can't speak too highly of this movie. The first half hour is comparatively slow moving and an introduction to the characters, then after that it kicks in and keeps you mesmerized. Even if you only see this movie once, it will remain in your mind forever! A finer performance by an actress has never been recorded.

The only bit of information about her on IMDb reads: "Attended Tulane University" (the field of study is not even hinted at...). Under her Filmography, there is only one title: "Sophie's Choice"... This is all that remains from a very impressive performance of 1982 by a little girl whose name was Jennifer Lawn. Those who first saw the famous "choice" scene toward the end of the film, where the Academy Award winner Meryl Streep was holding terrified little Jennifer in her arms, must have foreseen a bright future for this kid actress who might easily fool the viewers into believing that she was actually living the scene, rather than just acting it! "A future Oscar winner in the arms of a present one", one might have prophesied back in 1982. Unfortunately, this prophecy never came true... If you have seen the movie, you are certainly familiar with this intensely dramatic scene (DON'T watch it if you have NOT seen the film and plan to do so!): costas-music.blogspot.gr/2012/12/sophies-choice-choice-scene.html