Ordinary People
Ordinary people is a 1980 american drama film that marked the directorial debut of actor robert redford the film stars donald sutherland mary tyler moore judd hirsch and timothy hutton.
Ordinary people. Mary tyler moore also deserved all of the praise and nomination for a role that is literally the opposite of anything she had ever played before. About the author diana evans is a london based novelist whose debut 26a won the orange award for new writers. Donald sutherland and mary tyler moore star as the upper middle class couple whose ordinary existence is irrevocably shattered by the death of their oldest son in a boating accident. The story concerns the disintegration of an upper middle class family in lake forest illinois following the accidental death of one of their two sons and the attempted suicide of the other.
Directed by helton falavinha. Timothy hutton is a truly amazing actor. Ordinary people is an intense examination of a family being torn apart by tension and tragedy. Ordinary people was shortlisted for the orwell prize the women s prize and the rathbones folio prize and won the south bank sky arts award.
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