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Passion Fish is a 1992 American drama film written and directed by John Sayles. The film stars Mary McDonnell, Alfre Woodard, Vondie Curtis-Hall, David Strathairn, Leo Burmester, and Angela Bassett.
Passion Fish: Directed by John Sayles. With Mary McDonnell, Angela Bassett, Lenore Banks, William Mahoney. After an accident leaves her a paraplegic, a former soap opera star struggles to recover both emotionally and mentally, until she meets her newest nurse, who has struggles of her own.
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- Drama
- John Sayles
- 1992-12-11
Passion Fish: Directed by John Sayles. With Mary McDonnell, Angela Bassett, Lenore Banks, William Mahoney. After an accident leaves her a paraplegic, a former soap opera star struggles to recover both emotionally and mentally, until she meets her newest nurse, who has struggles of her own.
In a typical TV docudrama, this would be the setup for a heartwarming tale of uplift and courage. But John Sayles‘ “Passion Fish” cuts closer to the bone. This is a tough, muscular story about a headstrong woman who wants things to go her way.
May-Alice Culhane was a successful soap opera star, but a car accident has left her bound to a wheelchair. She returns to her now-empty family home in the bayous of Louisiana which she had eagerly left years before.
After soap opera actress May-Alice Culhane (Mary McDonnell) has a car accident, she is paralyzed and forced into a wheelchair. She retreats to her family's vacant home in Louisiana and indulges in...
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- Drama
- R
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