Rating: 
Summary: Touching with Wonderful Performances
Review: I saw this movie when it first came out in 1984, and I've always remembered it as a favorite. Having recently purchased it, I viewed it all alone in my dark bedroom one night...I don't think I took my eyes off the screen for one second. This movie is emotionally charged, and draws you in from the start. I loved the excellent depiction of the era. I had forgotten how the movie played out...and now that I've seen it again, it is still a favorite, but I had forgotten how very tragic it all was! Tragic on so many levels. And based on a true story, no less. I don't think there was much doubt that the Biddle Boys died of their wounds in the end...their injuries were so realistic and painful to watch. Excellent perfomances. Of course I sobbed for 20 minutes at the end of this one. A tale of a tragic romance that you won't soon forget.
Rating:
Summary: "Riveting".
Review: I saw this movie when it first came out in 1984, and I've always remembered it as a favorite. Having recently purchased it, I viewed it all alone in my dark bedroom one night...I don't think I took my eyes off the screen for one second. This movie is emotionally charged, and draws you in from the start. I loved the excellent depiction of the era. I had forgotten how the movie played out...and now that I've seen it again, it is still a favorite, but I had forgotten how very tragic it all was! Tragic on so many levels. And based on a true story, no less. I don't think there was much doubt that the Biddle Boys died of their wounds in the end...their injuries were so realistic and painful to watch. Excellent perfomances. Of course I sobbed for 20 minutes at the end of this one. A tale of a tragic romance that you won't soon forget.
Rating:
Summary: Beautifull, but sad movie
Review: I watched "Mrs.Soffel" recently and i think it's a beautifull movie! It's also very sad because it has a very tragic ending. The caracters are really played wonderfull and the storyline is also fantastic!! Also i think that the location where this movie is made (Pittsburgh) is a very importand reason that this film touches you. It's a very dark and sad place to be. It makes this film even more dramatic and sad than it would be if it was filmed recently in a more colourfull place. I'm a big fan of Diane Keaton and i think this is one of her best movies. I really recommend everybody to watch this film! It's a sad, but also beautifull movie!!
Rating:
Summary: Pulled me into 1901 Pittsburg from the very first scene.
Review: Mrs. Soffel (Diane Keaton) is based on the true story of a emotionally starved Mother of three. Her prison warden husband is not unsypathetic, but hasn't a clue as to what she's feeling.Her daily routine of reading the Bible to the inmates can no
longer fulfill her emotional void...that is until the day she encounter's the new, guilt-in-question, death row inmates Jack Matthew Modine) and Ed (Mel Gibson) Biddle. Rules of society were strict in 1901, but with death at stake, Ed Biddle begins a methodical plan to seduce the warden's wife to help them escape. Black and White turn grey when it comes to just who is seducing who. Once the Biddle's escape the confines of their cells, it is Ed(Gibson)who doesn't want to leave "Kate" behind. After the breakout is discovered the next morning, it seems only a Sheriff with a mind that can think the "unthinkable" suspects the warden's wife has escaped with the two deathrow inmates and not as their hostage... On the run, Kate and Ed's passion grow until most certainly, one feels death is the only thing that can break them apart. Mark Isham's dark film score is perfect. Who would have imagined Keaton and Gibson paired? Up until this movie, I had chalked
Gibson up to a pretty face with not much depth, BUT...
Rating:
Summary: Pulled me into 1901 Pittsburg from the very first scene.
Review: Mrs. Soffel (Diane Keaton) is based on the true story of a emotionally starved Mother of three. Her prison warden husband is not unsypathetic, but hasn't a clue as to what she's feeling. Her daily routine of reading the Bible to the inmates can no
longer fulfill her emotional void...that is until the day she encounter's the new, guilt-in-question, death row inmates Jack Matthew Modine) and Ed (Mel Gibson) Biddle. Rules of society were strict in 1901, but with death at stake, Ed Biddle begins a methodical plan to seduce the warden's wife to help them escape. Black and White turn grey when it comes to just who is seducing who. Once the Biddle's escape the confines of their cells, it is Ed(Gibson)who doesn't want to leave "Kate" behind. After the breakout is discovered the next morning, it seems only a Sheriff with a mind that can think the "unthinkable" suspects the warden's wife has escaped with the two deathrow inmates and not as their hostage... On the run, Kate and Ed's passion grow until most certainly, one feels death is the only thing that can break them apart. Mark Isham's dark film score is perfect. Who would have imagined Keaton and Gibson paired? Up until this movie, I had chalked
Gibson up to a pretty face with not much depth, BUT...
Rating: 
Summary: Keaton and Gibson come through in Mrs. Soffel
Review: Mrs. Soffel is a dark, compelling movie set in a Pittsburg prison in 1901. Diane Keaton plays a warden's wife, desperate for hope and pleasure within the prison walls. Mel Gibson and Matthew Modine play the Biddle brothers - two young men who are sentenced to death for a crime they did not commit. The gloomy landscape is also a major character in this movie - accentuating the hopelessness of the characters that inhabit this film. I was affected by the bond that grew between Keaton and Gibson as Mrs. Soffel (played by Keaton) entreats Ed Biddle (played by Gibson) on the need for prayer and preparation for death. As they spend more time with each other, they spend less time talking about death and more about love and hope. She assists in his escaping, and the movie takes off from there. Diane Keaton is my absolutely favorite actress; honesty pervades every move in all her roles. Mel Gibson is an actor I largely ignored; however, after seeing this film I recommend he play more seriously romantic roles. The sexual and emotional attachment between these two characters was intense. I wish I could have changed the ending in this love story. After seeing Mrs. Soffel, I am interested in learning more about the actual woman who boldly escaped from her own repressive environment to follow her heart.
Rating:
Summary: Keaton and Gibson come through in Mrs. Soffel
Review: Mrs. Soffel is a dark, compelling movie set in a Pittsburg prison in 1901. Diane Keaton plays a warden's wife, desperate for hope and pleasure within the prison walls. Mel Gibson and Matthew Modine play the Biddle brothers - two young men who are sentenced to death for a crime they did not commit. The gloomy landscape is also a major character in this movie - accentuating the hopelessness of the characters that inhabit this film. I was affected by the bond that grew between Keaton and Gibson as Mrs. Soffel (played by Keaton) entreats Ed Biddle (played by Gibson) on the need for prayer and preparation for death. As they spend more time with each other, they spend less time talking about death and more about love and hope. She assists in his escaping, and the movie takes off from there. Diane Keaton is my absolutely favorite actress; honesty pervades every move in all her roles. Mel Gibson is an actor I largely ignored; however, after seeing this film I recommend he play more seriously romantic roles. The sexual and emotional attachment between these two characters was intense. I wish I could have changed the ending in this love story. After seeing Mrs. Soffel, I am interested in learning more about the actual woman who boldly escaped from her own repressive environment to follow her heart.
Rating: 
Summary: Excellent.
Review: The interesting thing is that these actors really shouldn't have worked for this. It's strange to see Keaton in period clothes and surroundings - and stranger to realize how perfect she is once you get used to her. Gibson is thankfully more actor here than movie star - and not in that irritatingly self-conscious manner that marks a lot of his "dramatic" efforts. He's actually very good. Everything here seems real. The suppourting actors all appear to have sprung organically from their surroundings. The scenario is maturely presented, with no trace of the maudlin or cheaply sentimental. Gillian Armstrong directs confidently, and her recreation of time and place is truly remarkable - loaded with the kind of fine detail that is lacking in the work of a lot of contemporary filmmakers, whose only frame of reference seems to be other movies. The world shown here seems to have a life beyond the edges of the screen. It's beautiful, but there is a convincing layer of grit. Mark Isham's score is a perfect compliment to the delicately frosty imagery. This is a very fine little movie.
Rating:
Summary: GRIPPING MOVIE! MAKES LIFE WORTH LIVING!
Review: This masterpiece should have been nominated for every Oscar possible! It was so brilliant I almost died. When Gibby read that poem about the violet, my eyes nearly popped out because I was crying so hard. It is the greatest movie ever made (after Mr. Frost with the phenomenal Jeff "The Fly" Goldblum).
Rating:
Summary: GRIPPING MOVIE! MAKES LIFE WORTH LIVING!
Review: This masterpiece should have been nominated for every Oscar possible! It was so brilliant I almost died. When Gibby read that poem about the violet, my eyes nearly popped out because I was crying so hard. It is the greatest movie ever made (after Mr. Frost with the phenomenal Jeff "The Fly" Goldblum).
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