Cinematic background from Ordinary People 1980 - Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the extent of a suicide attempt. He is in therapy. Beth had always preferred his brother and is having difficulty being supportive to Conrad. Calvin is trapped between the two trying to hold the family together.

Ordinary People

1980

Drama

Directors:
Robert Redford
Writers:
Alvin Sargent, Nancy Dowd, Judith Guest
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Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A group of people sitting in a crowd watching a show; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – Two men sitting at a table in front of each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A young man in a swimming pool with a towel around his neck; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A woman smiling and sitting on the grass; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – Two people hugging each other in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A man with a brown jacket and a brown backpack; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A young man is smiling while sitting in a park; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A man in a suit and a tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A young man wearing a brown jacket looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A group of young people singing in a choir; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A woman sitting at a table in front of a man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A man sitting in front of a building on a city street; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A house that is lit up at night time; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – Two people sitting at a table with a cup of coffee in front of them; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – Two people sitting at a table in front of an audience; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A group of people standing next to each other in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A man sitting in front of another man in front of a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A man sitting in front of another man in front of a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A man in a white shirt and black vest looking at a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A person wearing a tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A group of young people standing in a room singing together; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A person sitting at a table; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – Two young men standing in front of a door; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A woman sitting at a table in a restaurant; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A man in a suit and tie sitting on a couch; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A person sitting with his hand on his chin; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A group of people sitting around a table eating food; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A young man talking to another young man in front of a door; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A man in a suit and tie in front of a group of people; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A man in a suit and tie in front of a group of people; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A person wearing a suit and tie; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A young man wearing a brown coat and a green shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A person holding a camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A person sitting in a chair smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A young man wearing a sweater and a brown jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – Two men are walking down a sidewalk in a city; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A man and a woman talking in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A man looking at himself in the mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A man sitting in the driver's seat of a car while a woman sits in the passenger's seat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A man standing in front of a white house; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A man and a woman sitting in the back of a car; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A man walking in a park near some trees; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A man in a suit and tie smiling for the camera; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A group of people standing next to each other in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A young woman standing on a train looking out of the window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A woman sitting at a table in a restaurant; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A person sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A man sitting on a couch in a living room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A woman looking out of a window at a tree; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A group of people riding an escalator in a shopping mall; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A woman in a black jacket holding a knife and fork; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A man looking at a woman in a bed; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A young man is standing in front of a wooden wall; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – Two men talking to each other in the dark; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A large brick building with an entrance to the front door; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – Two women sitting next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A young man in a plaid shirt looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – Two men sitting on a couch talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A man and a woman sitting in the back of a car; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – An older woman is playing a video game while two others look on; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A man sitting in front of many trophies in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A man sitting on the ground next to a woman; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A man laying on top of a lawn chair; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A woman sitting at a table in a dark room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A young man standing in front of an arched doorway; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A young man holding a payphone up to his ear; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A man sitting in front of a table with papers; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A young man with a towel around his neck; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A man sitting at a desk wearing a sweater and a tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A woman's face looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A woman wearing a mcdonald's hat while smiling; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A group of people standing in a room with musical instruments; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A man sitting at a table with a drink in front of him; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ordinary People” (1980), directed by Robert Redford – A woman holding a red gift bag in front of a woman; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle