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Rachel, Rachel
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Synopsis
Paul Newman made his directorial debut and Newman's wife, Joanne Woodward, stars as Rachel Cameron, a 35-year-old unmarried schoolteacher who feels as though she's wasted her life. Rachel's best friend, Calla Mackie (Estelle Parsons), invites her to attend a religious revival meeting. Here Rachel is swept up in the emotional fervor orchestrated by a young guest preacher (Terry Kiser). This is the first of several cathartic incidents which convince Rachel to kick over the traces and express her own needs and emotions. She has a brief sexual liaison with an old family friend (James Olson), and is delighted at the notion that she might have become pregnant. Rachel ends up alone and childless (her "pregnancy" was nothing more than a benign cyst), but still determined to forge a new life for herself. Based the novel A Jest of God by Margaret Laurence, Rachel, Rachel won New York Film Critics awards for both Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman, and an Oscar nomination for Joanne Woodward. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Bernard Barrow Leighton Siddley
Franco Corsaro Hector Jonas
Geraldine Fitzgerald Rev. Wood
Kate Harrington Mrs. Cameron
Terry Kiser Preacher
Donald Moffat Niall Cameron
James Olson Nick
Estelle Parsons Calla Mackie
Joanne Woodward Rachel Cameron

Production Crew

Robert Gundlach Art Director
Margaret Laurence Book Author
Gayne Rescher Cinematographer
Erik Satie Composer (Music Score)
Jerome Moross Composer (Music Score)
Stewart Stern Composer (Music Score)
Domingo Rodriguez Costume Designer
Paul Newman Director
Dede Allen Editor
Erik Satie Featured Music
Robert Schumann Featured Music
Alan Hopkins First Assistant Director
Edward Folger First Assistant Director
Bob Philippe Makeup
Jerome Moross Musical Direction/Supervision
Paul Newman Producer
Stewart Stern Screenwriter
Richard Merrell Set Designer
Year: 1968
Runtime: 102
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama

Produced by
Kayos Productions
Seven Arts
Warner Brothers

Awards
1968 - Best Film - New York Film Critics Circle
1968 - Best Picture - Academy
1968 - Best Picture - National Board of Review
1968 - Best Picture - Academy
1968 - Best Picture - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie