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Robert Redford's “Ordinary People” begins at a time like that for a family that loses its older son in a boating accident. That leaves three still living at home in a perfectly manicured suburban existence, and the movie is about how they finally have to deal with the ways they really feel about one another.
Tormented by guilt following the death of his older brother, Buck, in a sailing accident, alienated teenager Conrad Jarrett (Timothy Hutton) attempts suicide.
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Oct 21, 2020 · “Ordinary People,” based on Judith Guest’s novel, does big emotions with exquisite touch. As I watch now, I find my eye drifting away from Conrad (sorry dude) and toward his parents, Calvin ( Donald Sutherland ) and Beth (a revelatory Mary Tyler Moore).
"Ordinary People" (1980) was Robert Redford's debut movie in the director's chair and it was a huge success. The story is two-pronged: It's a coming-of-age drama about the anxious son at home, school, therapy and his relationships with the fairer sex, as well as a marital drama about the parents.
Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Mark Johnson Awards Daily. What makes Ordinary People special is how it treats mental illness and depression with sincerity and...
Sep 17, 1980 · Film Review: Ordinary People. By Todd McCarthy. Courtesy of Paramount Pictures. A powerfully intimate domestic drama, “Ordinary People” represents the height of craftsmanship across the board.
''Ordinary People,'' which opens today at the Loews Tower East, is a moving, intelligent and funny film about disasters that are commonplace to everyone except the people...
Sep 19, 1980 · Ordinary People: Directed by Robert Redford. With Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch, Timothy Hutton. The accidental death of the older son of an affluent family deeply strains the relationships among the bitter mother, the good-natured father and the guilt-ridden younger son.
Ordinary People is a 1980 American drama film directed by Robert Redford in his feature directorial debut. The screenplay by Alvin Sargent is based on the 1976 novel of the same name by Judith Guest.
In Robert Redford's directorial debut, the accidental death of the older son of an affluent family deeply strains the relationships among the austere mother (Mary Tyler Moore), the compassionate, well-meaning father (Donald Sutherland), and the guilt-ridden younger son (Timothy Hutton).
