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Sophie's Place
Sophie's Place

Sophie's Place

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Five years in the making, Lawrence Jordan's feature-length "alchemical autobiography" Sophie's Place takes as its inspiration the story of the Greek goddess of wisdom, Sophia. Writes Jordan, "I must emphasize that I do not know the exact significance of any of the symbols in the film any more than I know the meaning of my dreams... I hope that the symbols and the episodes set off poetic associations in the viewer. I mean them to be entirely open to the viewer's own interpretation."

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

79 mins

Rating

4.4/10

Release Date

07 July 1986

Country

United States of America

Cast

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