Gallery

Explore

Library

Cinematic background from Sophie's Choice 1982 - Stingo, a young writer, moves to Brooklyn in 1947 to begin work on his first novel. As he becomes friendly with Sophie and her lover Nathan, he learns that she is a Holocaust survivor. Flashbacks reveal her harrowing story, from pre-war prosperity to Auschwitz. In the present, Sophie and Nathan's relationship increasingly unravels as Stingo grows closer to Sophie and Nathan's fragile mental state becomes ever more apparent.

Sophie's Choice

1982

Drama, Romance

Directors:

Writers:

Alan J. Pakula, William Styron

Official poster of Sophie's Choice 1982 directed by [object Object]

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A woman wearing a head covering looking down at her face; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A woman standing next to another woman in a suit; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A man sitting in a chair holding a cup of coffee; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A young man with a beard is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A woman wearing a head scarf and looking sad; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A person wearing a uniform; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A man and a woman are kissing in front of a bed; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A man and a woman talking on a phone; Close Up shot, Overhead angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A young man wearing a shirt and a tie; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A man wearing a tie and holding a book; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A group of people standing next to each other on train tracks at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – Two men in business suits looking at a book; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A group of people standing on top of a train track; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A man and a woman smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A man and a woman sitting next to each other; Medium shot, High angle

Ads Card Image

Sponsored

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A person with a mustache; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A man is standing in front of a large pink house; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A woman in a military uniform is talking to a man in a uniform; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A man and a woman sitting at a table talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A woman and a girl are looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A woman's face in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A group of people sitting on the sand at the beach; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – An old photo of a man and a little girl; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A man and a woman posing for a picture; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A person with blonde hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A woman's face in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A woman looking at a man in a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A man is standing on a bridge holding a briefcase; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A person wearing a brown shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A man wearing a hat and a tie sitting in a chair; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A man standing in front of three mirrors; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A person wearing a military uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A man and a woman sitting on a couch; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A man riding a skateboard inside of a tunnel; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A man and a woman sitting next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A man and a woman are drinking wine; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A man and a woman holding a bottle of wine; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A man sitting in front of an old fashioned typewriter; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A man in a white dress shirt and a tie; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A woman sitting on top of a bed holding a cell phone; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A group of people sitting in front of a poster; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A man and a woman are kissing each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A couple of men sitting next to each other on top of a couch; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A woman sitting on a man's lap in a living room; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A man and a woman sitting on a couch; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A man in a suit and tie sitting in a chair in front of a filing cabinet; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A woman wearing a head scarf is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A person looking down at a window; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A man and a woman sitting on top of a bed reading; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – Two men are sitting at a table in a library; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of lights; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A woman's face in the fog; Close Up shot, Overhead angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A man and a woman kissing in front of another man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A man in a white tank top sitting on a bed; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A man with a beard is looking to his left; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A person with curly blonde hair; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A woman laying in a bed with a book in front of her face; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A man in a military uniform standing in front of a wall; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A couple of men sitting next to each other on top of a couch; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A woman in a brown robe and a green head scarf; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A man and a woman sitting next to each other on a train; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A person with their eyes closed; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A woman standing at the bottom of a staircase; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A young man in a white dress shirt and tie in front of bookshelves; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A group of people standing in a field; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A woman wearing a black robe and a green hat; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A person with her mouth wide open; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A man and a woman touching their noses; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – Two people are standing on a bridge at night; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Sophie's Choice” (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula – A woman in a white dress looking out of a window; Close Up shot, High angle