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Your Learning Zone - Soldier's Girl
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List Price: $14.98
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Manufacturer: Showtime Ent.
Starring: Troy Garity, Lee Pace, Andre Braugher, Shawn Hatosy, Philip Eddolls
Directed By: Frank Pierson
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781932228939
Format: DVD-Video
ISBN: 1932228934
Label: Showtime Ent.
Manufacturer: Showtime Ent.
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Showtime Ent.
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2004-01-27
Running Time: 112
Studio: Showtime Ent.
Theatrical Release Date: 2003-05-31
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Summary: my private review
Comment: based on a true story
i was in the ARMY also, i saw/did alot of drinking back in the day.i great soundtrack also
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Summary: LocalGirl
Comment: I saw this movie on HBO and I had to have it. It was a great love story with a tragic ending. I was so moved by the cast in this film the acting was great they really brought the pain to life. I feel this movie is in the same category as "Boys Don't Cry." Just excellent and both are based on true stories. It's a must see...
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Summary: Soldier's Girl
Comment: Love the film. Well written, directed and acted. A sad film that took my group by surprise and made everyone cry at the end. And we're adults! Shows the evils of homophobia and, in general, incorrectly judging a book by its cover. Should be viewed by mature teens.
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Summary: A MUST HAVE!!!!
Comment: I fell in LOVE with this movie and story. I got this movie out of the mailbox and watched it later on the same night! I wasn't familiar with this story and now I am SO moved by this real life tragedy. Some people can be vicious, vindictive and cruel....This is a must see and must have movie. If you're reading this, BUY IT TODAY!!!!!!
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Summary: A politically charged story told as a romance (one of the best romances out there these days)
Comment: Soldier's Girl, based on a true story, is one of the most compelling love stories ever portrayed on the big screen. It is the story of an Army infantry soldier who falls for a transgendered performer at a drag club. Barry Winchell is forced near Calpernia by circumstance, and is surprised by his own interest in and desire for her.
The unlikely romance is beset by tensions originating from Winchell's obsessive-compulsive, Ritalin-addicted barracks roommate. The roommate, Justin Fisher, is the one who dared Winchell to talk to Calpernia in the first place. He's a lonely, conflicted redneck who is searching for friends while alienating nearly everyone around him. Soldier's Girl is as much the story of Winchell and Calpernia as it is that of Fisher's explosive temper and confusion about the world.
Winchell is a simple, courteous man who wants to succeed in the Army, keep the peace, and protect is right to a private life. He's Fisher's only true friend, even as Fisher needles the company to create trouble for his friend. Winchell's desire for a career in the Army is at odds with his "deviant lifestyle"--and Fisher has prompted a company sergeant to launch an off-the-record investigation to root out out the "homosexual" hiding in their midst.
The love story is Calpernia's first relationship with a man as a woman, so she's doing as much soul searching as her Army boyfriend, who much reconcile his love with the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy of the US military. (Calpernia herself was enlisted in the Navy at one point, right out of high school.) The behind-the-scenes interviews and documentary about the real life Barry Winchell enhance the presentation of this politically charged romance. The movie makers elected to portray a political drama as a love story. to point out the consequences of military policy in a subtle manner, and allow the viewer to draw his or her own conclusions.
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The true story of Soldier’s Girl, which takes place in Fort Campbell, KY, tells the heart-wrenching story of the life and tragic death of soldier Barry Winchell. His love for Calpernia Addams, a beautiful transgendered nightclub performer was misunderstood by fellow soldiers and eventually leads to his brutal death. The outstanding performances by Lee Pace and Troy Garity will draw you into this emotional and powerful film.
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