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A Woman of Independent Means
Bess Steed marries her childhood sweetheart in the early part of the 20th century and begins a life in the high society of Dallas, Texas. As time goes by, things do not work out as she expects. Her husband dies of influenza, and she finds that she must pick up and carry along with her life. She proves to be a strong, committed, and loving individual who attracts new loves into her life and finds that she can take good care of the old ones. Despite further tragedy in losing her oldest son, and a second marriage that is not all that she expects it to be she continues to survive as independently as she has discovered the courage to do so.
| Release : | 1995 |
| Rating : | 6.7 |
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| Crew : | Director, Writer, |
| Cast : | Sally Field Ron Silver Tony Goldwyn Jack Thompson Sheila McCarthy |
| Genre : | Drama TV Movie |
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Admirable film.
Wow! What a bizarre film! Unfortunately the few funny moments there were were quite overshadowed by it's completely weird and random vibe throughout.
Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,
It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.
The only unfortunate part of the movie was that I missed the ending. What a bummer. Sally Field was wonderful throughout the movie. As a wife, mother, friend, lover, and daughter-in-law, she performed well. She is so believable and it was really interesting to see what life and culture was like in the past. When she referred to the conventions of life and how stifling they were at the time, she inspired me to "look outside the box". She was a true friend, even when her unexpected match-making resulted in her losing her lover. The last part I was able to see was after the picnic with Sam and the children when she gave in a kissed him. I would love to know where I could get a copy of the movie.
This is a fabulous story depicting the lives of several people during one of the most interesting times in America. The star, Bess, is a strong woman that many other women can relate to as she struggles through the many challenges that life (& death) subject us to. She is not shown to be faultless, but rather normal, as people are. You get angry with her, love her, and cry with her, as well as the other characters. The sets, costumes, and acting are superb. We need more film made in this manner. I don't know how I missed it the when it was released in 1995 and just caught it on Lifetime in December of 2005. My mission will now be to try to find it on DVD.
I have watched this movie several times and always enjoy in very much. Sally Field does a wonderful job and when the part comes when she marries Sam it makes me feel a lot of my own life watching them together. This was a wonderful film filled with real life experiences and showing how love can go from the fire of romance to the comfortable times when we grow older with someone who truly loves us. Sally Field displays the love we have for our children that can somewhat be enabling but love never the less. Sam shows his wife that she must let go in order not to loose her children. Thank you for the lovely film that shows us Hope, Love and Compassion.
Brilliantly written and what a cast of actors! When I saw the length of this, I thought I would never be able to stay awake to watch it in its entirety, but that was no problem. Instead, I found that I didn't want it to end! Sally Field, once again, is a gem. Such talent in that little gal. It seems that she just gets better and better. Also, no matter how old they attempt to make her look, she just doesn't look old! I related so much to her character, trying to stay in her daughter's life, feeling useless as she realized she was getting older, watching those around her die. It was very moving. Wish there was a "Sam" in my life.
