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Postcards from the Edge is a 1990 American comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols. The screenplay by Carrie Fisher is based on her 1987 semi-autobiographical novel of the same title. The film stars Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine, and Dennis Quaid.
Sep 14, 1990 · Postcards from the Edge: Directed by Mike Nichols. With Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine, Dennis Quaid, Gene Hackman. A substance-addicted actress tries to look on the bright side even as she is forced to move back in with her mother to avoid unemployment.
Uniting a pair of powerhouse talents with a smart, sharply written script, Postcards from the Edge makes compelling drama out of reality-inspired trauma. Hollywood actress Suzanne Vale is...
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Plot summary. The novel revolves around movie actress Suzanne Vale as she tries to put her life together after a drug overdose. The book is divided into five main sections: The prologue is in epistolary form, with postcards written by Suzanne to her brother, friend, and grandmother.
Sep 12, 1990 · Postcards From The Edge. Roger Ebert September 12, 1990. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. The practicing alcoholic is familiar with a gnawing feeling in the pit of the stomach - the guilt at letting other people down, the remorse at letting himself down.
Summaries. A substance-addicted actress tries to look on the bright side even as she is forced to move back in with her mother to avoid unemployment. Substance-addicted Hollywood actress Suzanne Vale is on the skids. After a spell at a detox center her film company insists, as a condition of continuing to employ her, that she live with her ...
Details. Fresh out of rehab, a troubled actress (Meryl Streep) reluctantly moves in with her movie-star mother (Shirley MacLaine) who will supervise her for the duration of her next movie shoot. Forced together, the two re-establish their fractured relationship.
