True Women

True Women

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True Women

Dana Delany, Annabeth Gish, Angelina Jolie, Tina Majorino, Michael York

This well-acted, sweeping herstorical epic focuses on the lives of three women, beginning in 1853. China Beach's Dana Delany is Sarah, the family matriarch, whose little sister Euphemia (a delightful ...( read more  read more... )and empathetic Tina Majorino) has been living with her best friend, Georgia (beautiful Rachael Leigh Cook), and Georgia's parents (Michael York, Julie Carmen) on a large, bucolic Georgia plantation. After the sisters' father dies, Sarah's husband, upstanding Texas Ranger Bartlett (Powers Boothe), takes "Pheemy" down to Peach Tree, Texas, to live with him and Sarah.

Pheemy and Georgia begin a correspondence chronicling their divergent lives. As Pheemy and her family work their farm and battle Santa Ana and hostile Indians, indulged Georgia is coming to terms with her family's greatest secret: she is one-quarter Native American. Majorino and Cook are excellent in their demanding roles and offer a challenge for their adult counterparts (Annabeth Gish as Pheemy, Angelina Jolie as Georgia). This film, originally a TV miniseries, is an earnest attempt to depict the difficult--and often tragic--role women were compelled to endure during this historically rich but phenomenally difficult time. True Women has plenty of action, but relationships, politics, and grim reality are the true focus, as issues of sexuality, prejudice, human rights, and of course slavery are eagerly examined in the frontier setting. The sensitive should be forewarned: it seems like there is a death every five minutes. --N.F. Mendoza

Id: 10901630

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  • June 12, 2009
    This film is "Angelina jolie" Standing up for her acting credintials and her reputation. This fully secured her amongst the ranks of the 90's top actresses.
  • March 28, 2009
    No thankyou - Not interested
  • December 7, 2008
    see my review for love is all there is for the reason i've seen this movie. this makes three actors from the x-files that angelina jolie has been in a movie with
  • July 26, 2008
    I loved this movie. I watch it every time it comes on.
  • July 14, 2008
    I love old west time movies and I love chick flicks so this was a good one.
  • June 30, 2008
    This movie rocks. It is also about strong hardcore women. Angelina is amazing in this. Love it!
  • June 30, 2008
    I love this movie! Makes me cry every time.
  • June 2, 2008
    Pretty good movie...rather long though...

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