Resurrection is a 1980 American drama film directed by Daniel Petrie, written by Lewis John Carlino, and starring Ellen Burstyn, Sam Shepard, Richard Farnsworth, Roberts Blossom, Lois Smith, and Eva Le Gallienne. It was produced by Renée Missel and Howard Rosenman.[2]
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Directed by | Daniel Petrie |
Written by | Lewis John Carlino |
Produced by | Renee Missel and Howard Rosenman |
Starring | Ellen Burstyn Sam Shepard Richard Farnsworth Roberts Blossom Clifford David Pamela Payton-Wright Jeffrey DeMunn Eva Le Gallienne |
Cinematography | Mario Tosi |
Edited by | Rita Roland |
Music by | Maurice Jarre |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $3,910,019[1] |
The film received two nominations at the 53rd Academy Awards; Best Actress (Ellen Burstyn) and Best Supporting Actress (Eva Le Gallienne).[3] Burstyn was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Drama at the 38th Golden Globe Awards,[4] while Gallienne won the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress.[5] It was further selected by the National Board of Review as one of the top ten films of 1980.[5]
Edna Mae (Burstyn) survives a car accident that kills her husband and nearly kills her but her brief out of body experience gives her the power to heal people. She becomes an unwitting celebrity, the hope of those in desperate need of healing, and a lightning rod for religious beliefs and skeptics.
Film critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert gave the film a highly enthusiastic review on their weekly TV show Sneak Previews, with both critics praising Burstyn's performance and the handling of the subject matter.[6] In his annual movie guide, Leonard Maltin rated the film 31⁄2-stars-out-of-4, and noted the story as "beautifully realized", while praising Burstyn's "moving performance" as the "centerpiece of a wonderful and underrated film".[7]
Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref |
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Academy Awards | Best Actress | Ellen Burstyn | Nominated | [3] |
Best Supporting Actress | Eva Le Gallienne | Nominated | ||
Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival | Grand Prize | Daniel Petrie | Nominated | [8] |
Special Jury Award | Won | |||
Golden Globe Awards | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Ellen Burstyn | Nominated | [4] |
National Board of Review Awards | Top Ten Films | 10th Place | [5] | |
Best Supporting Actress | Eva Le Gallienne | Won | ||
New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Supporting Actress | 4th Place | [9] | |
Saturn Awards | Best Actress | Ellen Burstyn | Nominated | [10] |
Best Supporting Actress | Eva Le Gallienne | Nominated | ||
Best Writing | Lewis John Carlino | Nominated | ||
Best Music | Maurice Jarre | Nominated |
Resurrection was released on DVD in 2010 as part of the Universal Vault Series of DVD-on-Demand titles.[11] A Blu-ray version followed in 2019.[12]
A novelization was written by George Gipe and released in 1980.[13]
The film was remade for television in 1999. Also titled Resurrection, it was directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal and stars Dana Delany.[14]
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