Is A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries sad?

Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries scary?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries

Name: A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
Genre: Drama
Released: 1998
Duration: 127 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Kris Kristofferson, Leelee Sobieski, Jane Birkin, Barbara Hershey, Dominique Blanc

The city of lights. A famous American author and the decade that changed a generation...forever.

Directed by James Ivory

Produced by Merchant Ivory Productions, October Films

1998127 min6.1 / 10

A nuanced coming-of-age family drama set across Paris and New England, exploring unconventional parenting, sexual awakening, and the collision between bohemian values and American conformity.

This fictionalized story, based on the family life of writer James Jones, is an emotional slice-of-life story. Jones is portrayed here as Bill Willis, a former war hero turned author who combats alcoholism and is starting to experience health problems. Living in France with his wife, daughter, and an adopted son, the family travels an unconventional road which casts them as outsiders to others. Preaching a sexual freedom, his daughter's sexual discovery begins at an early age and betrays her when the family moves to Hanover in America. Her overt sexuality clashes with the values of her teenage American peers and gives her a problematic reputation. Meanwhile, her brooding brother copes with his own interior pain regarding his past, only comfortable communicating within the domestic space.

Clusters

Slow Character Dramas About Loneliness The Bittersweet Cost of Living Slow Character Dramas Bittersweet Family Stories Family Relationships

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Paris, France Based On Novel Or Book 1970s Family Relationships Coming Of Age Author New England Adopted Brother 1960s Adopted Son

Questions people ask

Is A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.
Does A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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