Silkwood
1983
Mike Nichols's film is based on the tragic true story of Karen Silkwood, an employee of an Oklahoma plutonium plant who tries to raise public awareness about dangerous conditions at the site. Meryl Streep stars as the title character. The movie received five Academy Award nominations, including Best Director, Best Actress--.. Read more
| Starring | Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, Cher, Craig T. Nelson |
|---|---|
| Director | Mike Nichols |
| Genres | Drama |
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Silkwood
Mike Nichols's film is based on the tragic true story of Karen Silkwood, an employee of an Oklahoma plutonium plant who tries to raise public awareness about dangerous conditions at the site. Meryl Streep stars as the title character. The movie received five Academy Award nominations, including Best Director, Best Actress--Meryl Streep, and Best (Original) Screenplay.
| Starring | Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, Cher, Craig T. Nelson, Josef Sommer |
|---|---|
| Director | Mike Nichols |
| Studio | FREMANTLE |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 6 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 13 Oct 2008 Production year: 1983 |
| Format | DVD |
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Critics' reviews (5)
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This moving film is based on a true story about a nuclear power plant worker who died under mysterious circumstances on her way to a meeting with the press, at which she intended to show them proof of improprieties at her workplace. Meryl Streep is charismatic and convincing in the lead and there's strong support from Cher and Kurt Russell. Unfortunately, the interesting premise, particularly topical at the time of its Cold War release, sags due to a lack of tension and director Mike Nichols's tendency to focus on the romantic subplot. Nevertheless, it's a thought-provoking film that asks questions about the safety of the nuclear power industry that are still pertinent.
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Despite the historical interest of the case, it is too simple to merit a film of this length, which is filled with pregnant pauses and romantic asides. Nor are the actors quite so charismatic as they think they are.
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7 out of 8 people found this review helpful
Not as good as I remembered...
I saw this film many years ago and was blown away by it. This time around I was less so. This is the story of Karen Silkwood who, after being contaminated with radiation, investigates the shoddy practices of her employers to their increasing consternation. She eventually dies in mysterious circumstances - was it an accident or was she murdered???
Meryl Streep is wonderful as Karen Silkwood and Cher does a great turn as her dowdy lesbian best friend. Kurt Russell is also good as Silkwood's lover. I am not sure why the whole thing did not gel for me, since the performances of the leading actors are uniformly excellent.
There are a few DVD extras such as production notes and cast biographies. -
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
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Interesting story but the pace is too slow
This story is told in a very slow manner. Nothing is really shown about the problem at the plant instead the story concentrates on the intimate and little life details of those people.
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- Chantal
- Posted 03 Oct 2005 22:52
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Silkwood
Mike Nichols's film is based on the tragic true story of Karen Silkwood, an employee of an Oklahoma plutonium plant who tries to raise public awareness about dangerous conditions at the site. Meryl Streep stars as the title character. The movie received five Academy Award nominations, including ...
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