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Norma Rae (1979)

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Reviews Counted: 19 Fresh: 18  Rotten:1 Average Rating: 7.6/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 57 mins

Synopsis: 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... 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. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Sally Field, Ron Leibman, Beau Bridges, Pat Hingle, Barbara Baxley

Director: Martin Ritt
Screenwriter: Irving Ravetch, Harriet, Jr. Frank
Producer: Tamara Asseyev, Alexandra Rose
Composer: David Shire

DVD Info

Release:

Jan 30, 2007

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DVD Features:

  • Keep Case

Audio:

  • (unspecified) - English

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Photographed in murky yellows and browns by John Alonzo, this 1979 film is sluggish and vague, trivializing its subject in a wash of unearned sentimentality.

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01/11/08
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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Sally Field won her first Oscar for her performance in the title role, a complex portrayal of an working-class southern woman.

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01/11/08
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Norma Rae is that rare entity, an intelligent film with heart.

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01/11/08
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10/17/07
Cole Smithey
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A beautifully made, splendidly acted film that more than achieves its aims.

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09/19/07
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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The closure is consistent and satisfying, standing in opposition to conventional Hollywood happy endings: Norma Rae and Jewish labor leader part as equals, with a respectful handshake rather than embrace or kiss; both have benefited from the friendship

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09/14/06
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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3/5

Does it get any better than Sally Field?

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03/11/06
Clint Morris
Moviehole
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Nicely performed by a strong cast, especially Field and Leibman, it's often mawkishly soft, but surprisingly touching.

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01/26/06
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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10/05/05
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily
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4/5

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07/07/05
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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4/5

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11/19/04
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews
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Harrowing union vs corporation film has Oscar winning Field.

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10/30/04
Steve Crum
Kansas City Kansan
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4/5

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01/04/04
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies
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4/5

Norma Rae is a seriously concerned contemporary drama, illuminated by some very good performances and one, Miss Field's, that is spectacular.

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05/20/03
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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02/21/03
Brian J. Arthurs
Beach Reporter (Southern California)
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12/16/02
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com
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This inspiring movie really connects with our emotions. . . . Sally Field has the meatiest role of her career.

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04/26/01
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice
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Sally Field made us like her, really like her, as the scrappy, titular star of this unionization drama.

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01/01/00
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com
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