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Resurrection

Resurrection

Drama · Fantasy · 1980

The story of a woman who survives the car accident which kills her husband, but discovers that she has the power to heal other people. She becomes an unwitting celebrity, the hope of those in desperate need of healing, and a lightning rod for religious beliefs and skeptics.

Movie details

Resurrection

“It's not supposed to happen. Be there when it does.”

1980 Drama · Fantasy 1h 43m

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TMDB

6.5 / 10

Community rating

The story of a woman who survives the car accident which kills her husband, but discovers that she has the power to heal other people. She becomes an unwitting celebrity, the hope of those in desperate need of healing, and a lightning rod for religious beliefs and skeptics.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Daniel Petrie

Written by

Lewis John Carlino

Ellen Burstyn

Ellen Burstyn

Edna

Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard

Cal

Richard Farnsworth

Richard Farnsworth

Esco

Roberts Blossom

Roberts Blossom

John Harper

Clifford David

Clifford David

George

Pamela Payton-Wright

Pamela Payton-Wright

Margaret

Jeffrey DeMunn

Jeffrey DeMunn

Joe

Court is in session

Put Resurrection on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.