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La trentenne Norma Rae, come i suoi genitori, lavora in una filanda che è l'unica fonte di vita di un piccolo villaggio dell'Alabama. Mancando un sindacato, le paghe, gli orari, i ritmi di produzione e le condizioni negli antiquati ambienti della fabbrica sono alla mercé di padroni e cinici dirigenti. Norma Rae, caratterino difficile, ha cercato di reagire in due maniere, rimanendo bastonata. Nella condotta anticonformista ha tentato una sorta di affermazione che le è costata la nascita di Craig (illegittimo) e di Milly (legittima ma da padre defunto) e la fama di libertina. Nella filanda è colei che ha alzato la voce con il disastroso effetto di essere promossa a vigilatrice, odiata da tutti i colleghi. Quando da New York giunge Reuben per fondare una sezione della TWUA (Sindacato Lavoratori Tessili d'America), viene guardato con paura dagli operai che si aspettano ricatti. Norma Rae, che nel frattempo si è sposata con Sonny, subisce il fascino del sindacalista e con la naturale generosità combatte al suo fianco. E' merito della ragazza finita persino in prigione per un gesto di rivolta compiuto nella fabbrica, se si giunge alle elezioni e se la maggioranza degli operai opta finalmente per la costituzione del sindacato (siamo nel 1978).
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As an avid film buff I don't know why I overlooked Norma Rae for so long. All I can say now is what a brilliant film!I wish Hollywood would create more iconic roles for actresses today.Sally Field deserved to win the 1979 Best Actress Oscar for her role as Norma Rae Webster a disillusioned Southern white collar worker and mother of three who wishes to improve conditions for workers at the textile mill where she works by setting up a union much to the annoyance of her oppressive bosses at the mill.
This film is interesting in the way that it shows Norma Rae's struggles to set up a union amidst the background of the restrictive American Southern Baptist town she grew up in,her failed relationships with men (two of her children have different fathers), her strained relationship with her husband(Beau Bridges)who feels neglected because of her devotion to the Union cause, the racial problem in her hometown where blacks and whites must put aside their differences in order to benefit from the union and her platonic relationship with New York union worker Reuben (Ron Leibman)who is the catalyst for the film's chain of events who opens up Norma Rae's eyes to life having much more to offer her than her present hum drum existence.
This film is very much in the vein of Erin Brockovich(2000)where the worker has to stand his ground and fight for his/her voice to be heard by the oppressive corporate big boys.Sally Field's Oscar winning performance as Norma Rae Webster was ranked No 15 on the American Film Institute's Heroes list in their compilation of 100 years of The Greatest Screen Heroes and Villains.It's good to see a great film with a powerful female lead character.
This film is interesting in the way that it shows Norma Rae's struggles to set up a union amidst the background of the restrictive American Southern Baptist town she grew up in,her failed relationships with men (two of her children have different fathers), her strained relationship with her husband(Beau Bridges)who feels neglected because of her devotion to the Union cause, the racial problem in her hometown where blacks and whites must put aside their differences in order to benefit from the union and her platonic relationship with New York union worker Reuben (Ron Leibman)who is the catalyst for the film's chain of events who opens up Norma Rae's eyes to life having much more to offer her than her present hum drum existence.
This film is very much in the vein of Erin Brockovich(2000)where the worker has to stand his ground and fight for his/her voice to be heard by the oppressive corporate big boys.Sally Field's Oscar winning performance as Norma Rae Webster was ranked No 15 on the American Film Institute's Heroes list in their compilation of 100 years of The Greatest Screen Heroes and Villains.It's good to see a great film with a powerful female lead character.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Not the kind of film you'd expect to see Sally Field in. A must see for anyone who believes in workers rights, collectivism, and the triumph of the will.
Powerful stuff
Powerful stuff
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I was looking for this film for a long time. Very good purchase. Matched perfectly my expectations. Arrived on time
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The lovely Sally Field
I wanted to see Sally in a film about something important and this film certainly measured up. Very good actress.The length was not too long which I appreciated.
Published 9 months ago by ruth
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Woman organises union to beat bosses
Very good depiction of the life of woman struggling to make ends meet in a southern states mill town who after some persistence from a union organiser chooses to fight back against... Read more
Published on 17 Jun 2009 by Stephen Smellie
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SALLY FIELD TACKLING INDUSTRIAL PROBLEMS
Norma Rae [1979]
I saw the film (from my Dad's Collection), in our home theatre. Granted the acting is very good, the production is excellent and the story relevant, there's... Read more
I saw the film (from my Dad's Collection), in our home theatre. Granted the acting is very good, the production is excellent and the story relevant, there's... Read more
Published on 18 Nov 2008 by JESSICA'S DAD
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