The Heidi Chronicles

The Heidi Chronicles is a 1995 made-for-television film by Wendy Wasserstein adapted from her play of the same name. The plot follows Heidi Holland from high school in the 1960s to her career as a successful art historian over 20 years later. The play's main themes deal with the changing role of women during this time period, describing both Heidi's ardent feminism during the 1970s and her eventual sense of betrayal during the 1980s.

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  • Oct 15, 1995

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  • 1 h 40 min

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  • The Heidi Chronicles

Film

Directed by

Paul Bogart

Paul Bogart (November 21, 1919 – April 15, 2012) was an American television and film director. He directed episodes of the television series Coronet Blue in 1967, Get Smart, and All In The Family from 1976 to 1979. Among his films are Marlowe, Skin Game (both starring James Garner), and Class of ...

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  • 1995

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  • 1 h 40 min

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TV Program

Program creator

Wendy Wasserstein

Wendy Wasserstein (October 18, 1950 – January 30, 2006) was an American playwright and an Andrew Dickson White Professor-at-Large at Cornell University. She received the Tony Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1989 for her play The Heidi Chronicles. Wasserstein was born in the...

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  • 1995

Air date of final episode:

  • 1995

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  • 1

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Primetime Emmy Award for Supporting Actor - Miniseries or a Movie Winners

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Adaptation

Adapted From

The Heidi Chronicles

The Heidi Chronicles is a 1988 play by Wendy Wasserstein. The play won the 1989 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. A workshop production at Seattle Repertory Theatre was held in April 1988, directed by Daniel J. Sullivan. The play premiered off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons on November 18, 1988 and...

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