A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998)
This fictionalized story, based on the family life of writer James Jones, is an emotional slice-of-life story. Jones is portrayed here as Bill Willis, a former war hero turned author who combats alcoholism and is starting to experience health problems. Living in France with his wife, daughter, and an adopted son, the family travels an unconventional road which casts them as outsiders to others. Preaching a sexual freedom, his daughter's sexual discovery begins at an early age and betrays her when the family moves to Hanover in America. Her overt sexuality clashes with the values of her teenage American peers and gives her a problematic reputation. Meanwhile, her brooding brother copes with his own interior pain regarding his past, only comfortable communicating within the domestic space.
Director:
James Ivory
Writers:
James Ivory, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala.
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Kris Kristofferson as Bill Willis |
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Leelee Sobieski as Charlotte Anne 'Channe' Willis, Age 14 |
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Jane Birkin as Mrs. Fortescue |
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Barbara Hershey as Marcella Willis |
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Dominique Blanc as Candida |
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Virginie Ledoyen as Billy's Mother |
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Jesse Bradford as Billy Willis, Age 14 |
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Isaach de Bankolé as Mamadou |
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Anne-Cécile Crapie as Mademoiselle Picot |
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Anthony Decadi as Schoolyard Tease |
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Harley Cross as Keith Carter |
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Macha Méril as Madame Beauvier |
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Nathalie Richard as Madame Fournier |
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Anthony Roth Costanzo as Francis Fortescue |
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Bob Swaim as Bob Smith |
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Luisa Conlon as Young Charlotte Anne 'Channe' Willis, Age 7 |
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Samuel Gruen as Benoit / Young Billy Willis, Age 7 |
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Michelle Fairley as Miss O'Shaunessy |
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Scott Thomas as First Jock |
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Frédéric Da as Stephane |
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Christopher Berry as Steve Bates |
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Antoine Chain as Pierre Anloite (Billy's Father) |
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Marie Henriau as Social Worker |
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Florence Villeminot as Gillis Smith |
| Sound | Richard Robbins | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | James Ivory | Screenplay |
| Directing | James Ivory | Director |
| Writing | Kaylie Jones | Novel |
| Writing | Ruth Prawer Jhabvala | Screenplay |
| Production | Jane Barclay | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | Paul Bradley | Co-Producer |
| Production | Nayeem Hafizka | Executive Producer |
| Production | Richard Hawley | Executive Producer |
| Production | Sharon Harel-Cohen | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | Ismail Merchant | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carol Ramsey | Costume Design |
| Art | James Edward Ferrell Jr. | Set Decoration |
| Art | Pat Garner | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Thomas Nellen | Key Hair Stylist |
| Art | Jacques Bufnoir | Production Design |
| Sound | Tim Cavagin | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Jean-Marc Fabre | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Mark DeSimone | ADR Mixer |
| Art | Per-Olof Renard | Art Direction |
| Art | Linwood Taylor | Art Direction |
| Sound | Ludovic Hénault | Sound |
| Production | Tricia Tomey | Casting |
| Editing | Noëlle Boisson | Editor |
