Stevie

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Stevie

PG

1978

1h 42m

Drama

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10 Reviews

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50+ Ratings

For a poet with a gift for crafting words into barbs, Stevie Smith (Glenda Jackson) lives a relatively conventional life. Sheltered in a London suburb, she spends her days engaged in tedious housework, crafting verse and conversing with her aunt (Mona Washbourne). But while her body may be committed to drudgery, Stevie's mind is constantly trying to break free, which causes her to rail against religion and middle-class values, and prevents her from finding happiness with a man interested in her.

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Linda Deutsch

Associated Press

03/02/2019

Stevie is a rare, exquisite little movie which grows in stature as it lingers in memory.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

06/16/2018

4/4

Stevie captures this laconic despair, but it also does a great deal more. It gives us a very particular portrait of a woman's life.

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Pat M. Kuras

Gay Community News (Boston)

08/30/2022

The film leaves gaping holes throughout its plot and characters.

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Robert Roten

Laramie Movie Scope

08/29/2007

B

A heartbreaking documentary about a ruined life.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

06/25/2006

C+

Unfortunately, besides the flawless performances I didn't get much else from the film to make it much of a lyrical experience.

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Michael E. Grost

Classic Film and Television

08/13/2005

1/5

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steve d

07/15/2020

I found the entire thing really dull.

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05/05/2016

It's surprising that the critics gave this fine film such mixed reviews. Glenda Jackson is brilliant as the poet Stevie Smith, playing opposite Mona Washburn, as her live-in aunt. Jackson addresses the camera, a successful device.

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02/27/2016

Superb cast working smart and emotional script, makes for very fine film that has very limited appeal to simpletons.

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10/14/2011

Jackson is magnificent, but the editing is clumsy and the visuals unworthy of poet Smith's lovely verse.

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10/11/2011

Despite the flawless performances, the film lacks the lyricism it seeks in order to tell its story most successfully. Its flashbacks are clumsy and feels far too stagy to be a fully realized cinematic experience.

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04/14/2010

Not sure what is so fascinating about this mostly-monologue performance by the brilliant Glenda Jackson but I adore it. A "little" movie that's more talk than action, nevertheless, you get a peek inside of the head of the unusual English poet. I find it mesmerizing.

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Robert Enders

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Glenda Jackson

Stevie Smith

Mona Washbourne

Aunt

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The Man

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Synopsis

For a poet with a gift for crafting words into barbs, Stevie Smith (Glenda Jackson) lives a relatively conventional life. Sheltered in a London suburb, she spends her days engaged in tedious housework, crafting verse and conversing with her aunt (Mona Washbourne). But while her body may be committed to drudgery, Stevie's mind is constantly trying to break free, which causes her to rail against religion and middle-class values, and prevents her from finding happiness with a man interested in her.

Director: Robert Enders
Producer: Robert Enders
Rating: PG
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 42m

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