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Mood:
- SincereTouchingCaptivatingThought ProvokingUplifting
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Plot:
- Fighting the SystemFeminismObsessionAgainst the OddsPrice of JusticeInjusticeRighting the WrongedDishonesty more...
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Genres:
- Drama
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century70s
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Place:
- AlabamaUSASmall Town
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Praise:
- Award WinnerCritically AcclaimedOscar WinnerPrestigious Awards
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Style:
- Strong Female Presence
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Based on:
- Based on True Story
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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Flag:
- Mild Violent Content
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Norma Rae, 1979
English
USA
Profile of Norma Rae
The mood of Norma Rae is uplifting, thought provoking, and sincere. The plot centers around the price of justice, feminism, and going against the odds. It is a drama movie. Stylistically, Norma Rae stars a strong female character. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It takes place, at least partly, in a small town. Norma Rae is set in Alabama. It happens in the 20th century. It is originally a true story. Norma Rae is known for being an Oscar winner and critically acclaimed. Note that it includes mild violent content.
Summary of Norma Rae
Set in the industrial South and based on a true story, Martin Ritt's Norma Rae is a moving portrait of a woman's fight to improve both her own life and the deplorable conditions that exist in the mill where she works. Norma Rae (Sally Field) has worked at the textile mill for years, but when a union organizer from New York comes to town, Norma takes on the hostility of the mill's management and the apathy of her coworkers to try to unionize the mill. Field plays Norma Rae as a passionate woman who realizes her own potential and her need to rebel against the status quo. She is also infuriated by the conditions at the mill. When Norma, uneducated and poor, finally expresses her disgust with life at the mill, it is an electrifying moment, and Field radiates this energy for the rest of the film, providing an emotional core and drive that gives the picture its power.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 2 March 1979 |
| Runtime: | 110 min |
| Awards: | Cannes,Academy Awards |
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