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A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries

(1998)

Drama

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2hrs 7m

Overview

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.

Score

60

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Kris Kristofferson as Bill Willis

Kris Kristofferson

** Bill Willis

Leelee Sobieski as Charlotte Anne 'Channe' Willis, Age 14

Leelee Sobieski

** Charlotte Anne 'Channe' Willis, Age 14

Jane Birkin as Mrs. Fortescue

Jane Birkin

** Mrs. Fortescue

Barbara Hershey as Marcella Willis

Barbara Hershey

** Marcella Willis

Dominique Blanc as Candida

Dominique Blanc

** Candida

Virginie Ledoyen as Billy's Mother

Virginie Ledoyen

** Billy's Mother

Jesse Bradford as Billy Willis, Age 14

Jesse Bradford

** Billy Willis, Age 14

Isaach de Bankolé as Mamadou

Isaach de Bankolé

** Mamadou

Anne-Cécile Crapie as Mademoiselle Picot

Anne-Cécile Crapie

** Mademoiselle Picot

Anthony Decadi as Schoolyard Tease

Anthony Decadi

** Schoolyard Tease

Harley Cross as Keith Carter

Harley Cross

** Keith Carter

Macha Méril as Madame Beauvier

Macha Méril

** Madame Beauvier

Nathalie Richard as Madame Fournier

Nathalie Richard

** Madame Fournier

Anthony Roth Costanzo as Francis Fortescue

Anthony Roth Costanzo

** Francis Fortescue

Bob Swaim as Bob Smith

Bob Swaim

** Bob Smith

Luisa Conlon as Young Charlotte Anne 'Channe' Willis, Age 7

Luisa Conlon

** Young Charlotte Anne 'Channe' Willis, Age 7

Samuel Gruen as Benoit / Young Billy Willis, Age 7

Samuel Gruen

** Benoit / Young Billy Willis, Age 7

Michelle Fairley as Miss O'Shaunessy

Michelle Fairley

** Miss O'Shaunessy

Scott Thomas as First Jock

Scott Thomas

** First Jock

Frédéric Da as Stephane

Frédéric Da

** Stephane

Christopher Berry as Steve Bates

Christopher Berry

** Steve Bates

Antoine Chain as Pierre Anloite (Billy's Father)

Antoine Chain

** Pierre Anloite (Billy's Father)

Marie Henriau as Social Worker

Marie Henriau

** Social Worker

Florence Villeminot as Gillis Smith

Florence Villeminot

** Gillis Smith

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