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Don't you see? We are dying. I longed desperately to escape, to pack my bags and free, but I did not.

No 145 - Sophie's Choice Director - Alan J Pakula I went into this film mildly hesitant. Although I didn't know anything about the film, I did have a feeling that I'd spoken to somebody about the book before and therefore had an idea as to what the titular choice was. It has to be said that a film in which a prisoner in a concentration camp has to decide who can live and who can die did not sound like the most fun way to spend a Friday afternoon. However, the film started and all my fears were washed away by two magical words. Kevin Kline. I love Kevin Kline, there is something about his presence that just makes me smile. I think it is also linked to the large number of (quite bad) films I've seen him in. I really liked In and Out ... I even thought Kevin Kline was quite passable in the crap that is Wild Wild West ( Jim West. Desperado. Rough rider. No you don't want nada ). So when I see Kevin Kline I think of the charming witty man who appeared in De-Lovely , who ...