Rachel, Rachel is a 1968 American drama film produced and directed by Paul Newman. The screenplay by Stewart Stern is based on the 1966 novel A Jest of God by Margaret Laurence.
Rachel Cameron is a shy 35-year-old spinster schoolteacher living with her widowed mother in an apartment above the funeral home once owned by her father in a small town in New England. Fellow unmarried teacher and best friend Calla Mackie, a closeted lesbian, convinces h...
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Rachel, Rachel is a 1968 American drama film produced and directed by Paul Newman. The screenplay by Stewart Stern is based on the 1966 novel A Jest of God by Margaret Laurence.
Rachel Cameron is a shy 35-year-old spinster schoolteacher living with her widowed mother in an apartment above the funeral home once owned by her father in a small town in New England. Fellow unmarried teacher and best friend Calla Mackie, a closeted lesbian, convinces her to attend a revival meeting led by Reverend Wood, and Rachel is encouraged to express her feelings by one of the preachers there. Calla also is inspired to explore her emotions, but when she reveals her physical attraction to Rachel, she is rebuffed by her friend.
When Rachel's former high school classmate Nick Kazlik comes to town to visit his parents, she succumbs to his charms and has her first sexual experience. Mistaking lust for love, she begins to plan a future with Nick, who rejects her once he realizes she views their relationship...
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