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One True Thing is a american film of genre Drama directed by Carl Franklin released in USA on 18 september 1998 with Meryl Streep
One True Thing (1998)
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Add to a movie listOne True Thing is a 1998 American drama film directed by Carl Franklin. It tells the story of a woman who is forced to put her life on hold in order to care for her mother who is dying of cancer. It was adapted by Karen Croner from the novel by Anna Quindlen. The novel and film are based on Anna Quindlen's real life and her struggle of dealing with the death of her mother, Prudence Pantano Quindlen in 1972, due to ovarian cancer.
The movie stars Meryl Streep, Renée Zellweger, William Hurt and Tom Everett Scott. Bette Midler sings the lead song, "My One True Friend", over the end credits. The track was first released on Midler's 1998 album Bathhouse Betty.
It was shot in Morristown, NJ, Maplewood, NJ, as well as in Princeton University.
Synopsis
Ellen Gulden (Renée Zellweger) est une journaliste à l'essai pour l'hebdomadaire New York. De retour dans sa famille pour fêter l'anniversaire de son père George, elle apprend que sa mère, Kate (Meryl Streep) avec qui elle est en froid est atteinte d'un cancer. Son père lui demande de rester à la maison pour s'occuper de Kate, sachant que ce choix pourrait compromettre sa carrière.Actors
Meryl Streep
(Kate Gulden)
Renée Zellweger
(Ellen Gulden)
William Hurt
(George Gulden)
Tom Everett Scott
(Brian Gulden)
Lauren Graham
(Jules)
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