Heres a major studio release, full of giant stars and a prestige director, thats constructed with a levelheaded and honest eye for realism, that steers clear from any empty dramatic sensationalism no matter how emotionally charged its subject matter might be, in order to get to the core of the people it depicts in an. Based on actual happenings, silkwood tells the story of an employee at a nuclear plant who has been affected by radiation. As youll see, the recording is professionally done. I find most movies of this type that were done in the 80s as generally pretty cheesy. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The 3 main characters are meryl streep, cher and kurt russell and at the time of filming where all in there 30s this is a very good movie about ordinary people working in a very dangerous environment and how karen silkwood brought the dangers to the attention of people. She was unsavory in some ways and yet she did some. Her warmth and generosity as a being, radiates love and empathy through her portrayal of the tragic heroine karen silkwood. Meryl streep starred as karen silkwood, a reallife lab worker at a nuclear plant in oklahoma who died 1974 under mysterious circumstances while trying to expose safety violations at the facility. Having meryl streep, cher and kurt russell as the main three stars of the film certainly makes you want to see the film through to the end. This drama is based on the true story of karen silkwood meryl streep, who works at a nuclear facility, along with her boyfriend, drew stephens kurt russell, and their roommate, dolly pelliker. Download silkwood full streaming with duration 1 min and released on 19831214 and mpaa rating is 10.
Nora ephron to meryl streep portraying karen silkwood, in the film silkwood. Karen silkwood, though unconventional and flawed, proves to be a newly enlightened woman who battles ignorance, corruption, exploitation of the work force, and the ruthlessness of the powerful. As streep observed in a 1983 american film interview, she wasnt joan of arc at all. As she becomes increasingly aware of the dangers to her life and to the health of her coworkers, supervisors at the plant become suspicious of her involvement with union organizers. Silkwood 1983 mike nichols synopsis, characteristics. The story of karen silkwood, a metallurgy worker at a plutonium processing plant. His disdain for silkwoods unionist stance, however, didnt quite convince me. Its refreshing to see a film like silkwood nowadays. The story of karen silkwood, a metallurgy worker at a plutonium processing plant who was purposefully contaminated, psychologically tortured and. Karen silkwood meryl streep in a remarkable performance, working class and struggling, is exposed to radiation poisoning while employed in a kerrmcgee plutonium facility in oklahoma, 1973. Silkwood is a 1983 american biographical drama film directed by mike nichols and starring. Silkwood 1983 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. When the karen silkwood story was first being talked about as a movie project, i pictured it as an angry political expose, maybe the china syndrome, part 2. The movie was released in 1984 and is a true story about karen silkwoodall.
Silkwood was a nuclear whistleblower and a labor union activist who died in a car collision while investigating alleged wrongdoing at the kerrmcgee plutonium plant where she worked. The title character of karen silkwood is played by meryl streep. The story of karen silkwood, a metallurgy worker at a plutonium processing plant who was purposefully contaminated, psychologically tortured and possibly murdered to prevent her from exposing blatant worker safety violations at the plant. To be fair to cher, the characters inclusion in the script was questionable at best and nobody was going to remotely do it any justice. Filmen er skrevet af alice arlen og nora ephron, og var i 1984 nomineret til 5 oscarstatuetter. Download george orwells 1984 for free open culture. One of my favourite movies that i wanted on bluray i owned the promotional dvd version that was given free in the newspaper many years ago, this picture and audio is no different it hasnt been upgraded in anyway and its way overpriced have to say im quite disappointed why kino lorber even bothered releasing the bluray when its the same as the dvd the whole point is to give the. Over at the internet archive, you can find george orwells classic, 1984, available as a free audio book. Silkwood by mike nichols meryl streep, kurt russell, cher.
Karen works at a fuel manufacturing plant which makes nuclear rods for use in reactors. That could have been a good movie, but predictable. Her experiences and attempts to change management attitudes are on display in the film. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. This is a rare film that thoroughly captures the loneliness of and backlash toward a committed whistle blower. This is the film that meryl streep should have won her best actress academy for no slight of the other extraordinary female performances that came out in 1983, but ms. Cher brought absolutely nothing to her role and was annoying, to be frank. Silkwood trailer directed by mike nichols and starring meryl streep, kurt russell, cher, craig nelson, fred ward. In 1979, russell was nominated for an emmy award for the madefortelevision film elvis. A worker at a plutonium processing plant is purposefully contaminated, psychologically tortured and possibly murdered to prevent her from exposing worker safety violations at the plant. Smith lives in air strip one, a province of what is called oceania formerly the united states and britain.
The other two are eurasia soviet controlled europe and eastasia an alliance of china, japan, manchuria, mongolia and tibet. Ive also watched a few documentaries on the silkwood case, and its apparent that streep was singularly committed to the project. Silkwood dvd 1983 show in the early 80s just what a powerhouse actress streep was. Silkwood 1983 dvd was nominated for five academy awards, including best actress meryl streep and best supporting actress cher. Silkwood trailer directed by mike nichols and starring meryl streep, kurt. She never got there the story of karen silkwood, a metallurgy worker at a plutonium processing plant who was purposefully contaminated, psychologically tortured and possibly murdered to prevent her from. The 1983 film silkwood is an account of silkwoods life and the events resulting from her activism, based on an original screenplay written by nora ephron and alice arlen. Based on a true story, silkwood begins and ends with karen silkwood meryl streep driving along a lonely road in 1974, heading to a meeting with a new york times reporter to deliver evidence of negligence at the kerrmcgee plant in cimarron, oklahoma. The 1977 song we almost lost detroit by musician gil scottheron mentions silkwood. Sign in or create your guardian account to join the discussion. Karen silkwood whistleblower who exposed unsafe practices at the nuclear plant where she worked, there is speculation that the car crash that killed her was. R 2h 11min biography, drama, history 27 january 1984 usa. Silkwood er en amerikansk film fra 1983 med meryl streep i hovedrollen.
The balance of the film flashes back to karens ribald private life with her lover kurt russell and her looseliving friends cher and diana. She is able to influence only a very few of her fearful, complacent, or unwilling coworkers, but she refuses to give up even when faced with great. On november, 1974, karen silkwood, an employee of a nuclear facility, left to meet with a reporter from the new york times. In 1983, he was nominated for a golden globe award for best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a motion picture for his performance opposite meryl streep in the 1984 film, silkwood.
Find out where silkwood is streaming, if silkwood is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. In conclusion, not a film id be inclined to watch again. Silkwood is a 1983 american biographical drama film directed by mike nichols and starring meryl streep, cher and kurt russell. The 3 main characters are meryl streep, cher and kurt russell and at the time of filming where all in there 30s. Gripping true story of karen silkwood, an ordinary woman who was possibly murdered after trying to expose unsafe practices at the nuclear plant where she worked. With her involvement in union activities growing and tensions mounting at home, karen meryl streep assures her roommate and best friend, dolly cher, that they are not growing apart. Silkwood is a movie based on the real life events which occurred in a town in oklahoma. It was silkwood 1983, however, that marked nicholss return to form. Tonton silkwood 1983 film sub indo gratis bintangshop. Silkwood dvd is a daring, extremely provocative and critically acclaimed drama that must not be missed. You wont be needing a silkwood shower after watching this film.
Sider i kategorien film fra 1983 denne kategori indeholder folgende 20 sider, af i alt 20. The story of karen silkwood, a metallurgy worker at a. Rent silkwood 1983 starring meryl streep and kurt russell on dvd and bluray. Silkwood is the story of an ordinary woman, hardworking and passionate, funny and screwedup, who made those people mad simply because she told the truth as she saw it and did what she thought. Silkwood does a pretty good job of not being too cheesy.
The screenplay by nora ephron and alice arlen was inspired by the life of karen silkwood. I would consider the insider as one of the better movies of this type that was made in recent years, and even that movie shows traces of having evolved from movies like silkwood. Nichols film is a wonderfully realistic attempt not to sugarcoat or make karen silkwood into a martyr, but to show the reality of her life as a powerless but very human and determined working class woman. Oct 05, 2012 silkwood trailer directed by mike nichols and starring meryl streep, kurt russell, cher, craig nelson, fred ward. Quinn, josef sommer, fred ward and charles hallahan. This is a compilation video of my favorite scenes between olive chancellor and verena tarrant from the 1984 film the bostonians, based on the henry james novel.
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