Resurrection

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Resurrection

PG

Released Sep 26, 1980

1h 43m

Drama

Fantasy

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Edna (Ellen Burstyn) has a near-death experience when she and her husband drive off a cliff. Widowed and paralyzed, Edna returns to Kansas with her grandparents, noticing the curious effect her touch has on a girl's bleeding nose along the way. Her gift for healing people attracts the attention of a small-town community, including a young man (Sam Shepard) who becomes her lover. An agnostic herself despite her powers, Edna finds her lover has a dangerous obsession with religion.

Jay Scott

Globe and Mail

Belief is difficult to sandwich between groans and giggles.

Aug 16, 2022

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

…this is a genuine curio, a thoughtful film about healing that never quite explains itself...but is all the better for leaving plenty of room for interpretation according to your own beliefs…

Rated: 4/5

Oct 11, 2022

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

This rural tale is beuatifully acted by Ellen Burstyn and other, but its narrative is incoherent, trying to fuse new feminist ideas with sentimental conventions about the healing power of love.

Rated: B-

Dec 24, 2006

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Lori Hoffman

Atlantic City Weekly

Rated: 3/5

Jan 25, 2006

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Carol Cling

Las Vegas Review-Journal

Rated: 5/5

Jul 16, 2004

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

Resurrection is an extraordinary film about a healer and the power of love.

Jan 29, 2004

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Larry B

Ellen Burstyn's most intimate role. The film that introduced fans to Richard Farnsworth and made us fall in love with Ellen Burstyn. A quiet tale of loss and redemption. For me this film defined the concept of Art House Movie at it's finest.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/12/25

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John S

A believable story about a woman who gains the power of healing. It deals with the realistic consequences of acquiring healing powers. Is it a gift from God, or the Devil. Or does it have nothing to do with religion. Thought provoking. I see there was a DVD released in 2010. I wish I could find a source for it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/14/24

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Alec B

It's an excessively silly story but Burstyn sells the hell out of it.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/21/24

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Andrew Joe D

This is the best movie ever made!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/29/23

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Jack S

Implausible but very moving story is made watchable by a superior cast. Burstyn, in particular is sensational.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/12/23

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Audience Member

It's an excessively silly story but Burstyn sells the hell out of it.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Synopsis

Edna (Ellen Burstyn) has a near-death experience when she and her husband drive off a cliff. Widowed and paralyzed, Edna returns to Kansas with her grandparents, noticing the curious effect her touch has on a girl's bleeding nose along the way. Her gift for healing people attracts the attention of a small-town community, including a young man (Sam Shepard) who becomes her lover. An agnostic herself despite her powers, Edna finds her lover has a dangerous obsession with religion.

Director: Daniel Petrie
Producer: Renee Missel, Howard Rosenman
Screenwriter: Lewis John Carlino
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Universal/Universal Int, Universal Pictures
Rating: PG
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 26, 1980, Original
Release Date (DVD): Jan 11, 2010
Runtime: 1h 43m