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Feb 2, 1990 · The movie, directed by John Erman and written by Robert Getchell, doesn’t miss a single opportunity to generate emotion from its story. There’s the girl’s 16th birthday party, where nobody comes.
User Reviews. I think it was Ebert who gave Stella four out of four stars but, other than his, I have never read a positive review of this sadly misunderstood drama about class divisions, love, and sacrifice (three themes most great romantic stories or films have in common). Here the major theme is class division.
Stella: Directed by John Erman. With Bette Midler, John Goodman, Trini Alvarado, Stephen Collins. Chronicling a strong, but eccentric woman's devoted relationship to her daughter through the years.
- (2.9K)
- Drama, Romance
- John Erman
- 1990-02-02
Stella is a 1990 American drama film produced by The Samuel Goldwyn Company and released by Touchstone Pictures. The screenplay by Robert Getchell is the third feature film adaptation of the 1923 novel Stella Dallas by Olive Higgins Prouty.
A working-class woman (Bette Midler) raises her out-of-wedlock daughter (Trini Alvarado) alone, then lets her go to her rich father. TOP CRITIC. Stella may be corny, but it's got a great big...
- (7)
- John Erman
- PG-13
- Bette Midler
Feb 2, 1990 · Ms. Midler manages to gloss over the story's inconsistencies, play up its charming aspects, and generally bluster her way through. ''Stella,'' directed by John Erman and written by Robert...
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Feb 7, 1990 · "Stella" begins in 1969 where Stella Claire is a bartender in Watertown, a run-down section of New York. She reluctantly allows herself to be romanced by a charming young intern named Stephen Dallas (Stephen Collins), resulting in an unexpected pregnancy.