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Mrs. Soffel

Play trailer Poster for Mrs. Soffel PG-13,  1984,  1h 52m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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46% Tomatometer 13 Reviews 44% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
Kate Soffel (Diane Keaton) is married to a prison warden in Pittsburgh, and is the mother of their four children. Ed Biddle (Mel Gibson) is a convicted murderer awaiting execution on death row with his brother, Jack (Matthew Modine). When Kate meets Eddie through her Bible readings to the prisoners, she is drawn to him, and they pursue a clandestine relationship. She agrees to help the brothers escape, and begins a treacherous journey with them to freedom in Canada.
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Pauline Kael The New Yorker Sep 13, 2023
What's daring in the way Gillian Armstrong presents this love story is that we don’t quite trust the emotions of either Kate Soffel or Ed Biddle. She’s sickly, frustrated, unstable; he’s an opportunist, with only one opportunity -- to make her love him. Go to Full Review
Paul Attanasio Washington Post Jan 4, 2018
In "Mrs. Soffel," director Gillian Armstrong is so enthralled with her feminist message that she never lets her story breathe. Go to Full Review
Derek Adams Time Out Feb 9, 2006
handsomely mounted period piece, but can't shake off a certain air of good manners Go to Full Review
Michael Bronski Gay Community News (Boston) Aug 30, 2022
Mrs. Soffel is a well-made, intelligent view of a woman’s life and choices. Beautiful to look at, measured and thoughtful in its content. Go to Full Review
Chuck O'Leary FulvueDrive-in.com May 7, 2007
3/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Aug 2, 2005
C
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Gillian Armstrong

Director

Diane Keaton

Kate Soffel

Mel Gibson

Ed Biddle

Matthew Modine

Jack Biddle

Edward Herrmann

Warden Peter Soffel

Trini Alvarado

Irene Soffel

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Mrs. Soffel

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Synopsis Kate Soffel (Diane Keaton) is married to a prison warden in Pittsburgh, and is the mother of their four children. Ed Biddle (Mel Gibson) is a convicted murderer awaiting execution on death row with his brother, Jack (Matthew Modine). When Kate meets Eddie through her Bible readings to the prisoners, she is drawn to him, and they pursue a clandestine relationship. She agrees to help the brothers escape, and begins a treacherous journey with them to freedom in Canada.
Director
Gillian Armstrong
Producer
Scott Rudin, Edgar J. Scherick, David Nicksay
Screenwriter
Ron Nyswaner
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Edgar J. Scherick Associates
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2009
Runtime
1h 52m
Sound Mix
Surround
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