USA,
1987, 100 min
Directed by:
Jerzy BogajewiczScreenplay:
Agnieszka HollandCinematography:
Bobby BukowskiComposer:
Greg HawkesCast:
Sally Kirkland, Robert Fields, Pavlína Pořízková, Larry Pine, David R. Ellis, Caroline Aaron, Vasek Simek, Sofia Coppola, Deirdre O'Connell, Renée Coleman (more)Plots(1)
A faded actress who emigrated from Czechoslovakia years earlier takes a shy fellow refugee under her wing and helps her get started in the theatre, only to be upstaged by her protege, in this funny and poignant drama. (official distributor synopsis)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1988 - Sally Kirkland (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
Independent Spirit Awards
- 1988 - Sally Kirkland (Best Female Lead)
- 1988 - Jerzy Bogajewicz, Zanne Devine (Best First Feature)
- 1988 - Agnieszka Holland (Best Screenplay)
Golden Globes
- 1988 - Sally Kirkland (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 1987 - Sally Kirkland (Best Actress)