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Ordinary People: The Film Adaptation Of The Film
The film adaptation of the novel, Ordinary People, directed by Robert Redford has received massive amounts of critical acclaim since its release in 1980. It has been nominated for several Academy and Golden Globe Awards, among others, and won four of the Academy Awards, five of the Golden Globes, and numerous critic awards. The film’s achievement is due to the eloquent screenwriting by Alvin Sargent, powerful, emotion evoking drama from Judith Guest’s original story, and phenomenal acting by Timothy Hutton, Donald Sutherland, Judd Hirsch, and Mary Tyler Moore. “Ordinary People is especially notable for the superbly modulated performances Redford has elicited from Sutherland, Moore, and Hutton” (Crowdus). Judith Guest herself personally believes
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