Resurrection (1980 film)

Resurrection is a 1980 American drama film by Daniel Petrie and starring Ellen Burstyn, Sam Shepard, Richard Farnsworth, Roberts Blossom and Eva Le Gallienne.[2] It was written by Lewis John Carlino, and produced by Renée Missel and Howard Rosenman.

Resurrection
Promotional poster for Resurrection
Directed byDaniel Petrie
Written byLewis John Carlino
Produced byRenee Missel and Howard Rosenman
StarringEllen Burstyn
Sam Shepard
Richard Farnsworth
Roberts Blossom
Clifford David
Pamela Payton-Wright
Jeffrey DeMunn
Eva Le Gallienne
CinematographyMario Tosi
Edited byRita Roland
Music byMaurice Jarre
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • September 26, 1980 (1980-09-26)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$3,910,019[1]

It received two nominations at the 53rd Academy Awards; Best Actress (for Burstyn), and Best Supporting Actress (for Gallienne). Burstyn was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Drama at the 38th Golden Globe Awards.

Plot

Edna Mae (Burstyn) survives the car accident that 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.

Cast

Reaction

Reception

Film critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert gave the film a highly enthusiastic review on their weekly TV show Sneak Previews, with both praising Burstyn's performance and the handling of the subject matter.[3] Leonard Maltin gave the film three and a half stars out of a possible four, and noted the story as "beautifully realized", and praised Burstyn's "moving performance" as the "centerpiece of a wonderful and underrated film".[4]

Awards and nominations
Award Category Nominee Result
Academy Awards[5] Best Actress Ellen Burstyn Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Eva Le Gallienne Nominated
Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival Grand Prize Daniel Petrie Nominated
Special Jury Award Won
Golden Globe Awards[6] Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Ellen Burstyn Nominated
National Board of Review Awards[7] Top Ten Films 10th Place
Best Supporting Actress Eva Le Gallienne Won
New York Film Critics Circle Awards[8] Best Supporting Actress 4th Place
Saturn Awards[9] Best Actress Ellen Burstyn Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Eva Le Gallienne Nominated
Best Writing Lewis John Carlino Nominated
Best Music Maurice Jarre Nominated

Home media

Resurrection was released on DVD in 2010 as part of the Universal Vault Series of DVD-on-Demand titles.[10] A Blu-ray version followed in 2019.[11]

In other media

Book

A novelization was written by George Gipe and released in 1980.[12]

Television

The film was remade for television in 1999. It was directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal and starred Dana Delany.[13]

References
  1. Resurrection at Box Office Mojo
  2. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:..Resurrection, 1980 Retrieved November 20, 2016
  3. "The Jazz Singer, A Change of Seasons, Seems Like Old Times, Resurrection, 1980". Siskel and Ebert Movie Reviews. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  4. Maltin, Leonard. 2014 Movie Guide. Penguin Books. p. 1169. ISBN 978-0-451-41810-4.
  5. "The 53rd Academy Awards (1981)". Oscars.org. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  6. "Resurrection – Golden Globes". HFPA. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  7. "1980 Award Winners". National Board of Review. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  8. "1980 New York Film Critics Circle Awards". New York Film Critics Circle. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  9. "Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA". IMDb. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  10. Home Media magazine Universal Bows 'Vault Series' On Demand DVDs Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  11. Blu-ray.com listing for Resurrection Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  12. GoodReads.com listing for Resurrection Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  13. "Resurrection (TV Movie 1999". IMDb. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
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