Berlin International Film Festival 2012

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The Bridges Of Madison County (Country: US; Year: 1995; Director: Clint Eastwood; Writer: Richard LaGravenese, based on the book by Robert James Waller; Stars: Clint Eastwood, Meryl Streep, Annie Corley)
A lonely housewife has a passionate four day long affair with a photographer whom she offers to show around the bridges where she lives.
The Iron Lady (Country: UK; Year: 2011; Director: Phyllida Lloyd; Writer: Abi Morgan; Stars: Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent,Alexandra Roach, Olivia Colman, Harry Lloyd, Richard E Grant), Official Site
Biopic of Margaret Thatcher.
Kramer vs. Kramer (Kramer gegen Kramer) (Country: USA; Year: 1979; Director: Robert Benton; Writer: Avery Corman, Robert Benton; Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Justin Henry)
A recently divorced man must learn to care for his son on his own, and then must fight in court to keep custody of him.
Out Of Africa (Country: US; Year: 1985; Director: Sydney Pollack; Writer: Kurt Luedtke; Stars: Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Klaus Maria Brandauer)
A Danish plantation owner and a big game hunter have a passionate affair in colonial Kenya.
A Prairie Home Companion (Country: US; Year: 2006; Director: Robert Altman; Writer: Garrison Keillor; Stars: Garrison Keillor, Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Woody Harrelson, Lily Tomlin. John C. Reilly, Lindsay Lohan, Virginia Madsen, Tommy Lee Jones, Maya Rudolph, L Q Jones, Jearlyn Steele, Marylouise Burke, Tim Russell, Sue Scott, Tom Keith)
Garrison Keillor's live radio variety show bows out with a final performance.
Silkwood (Country: USA; Year: 1983; Director: Mike Nichols; Writer: Nora Ephron, Alice Arlen; Stars: Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, Cher)
The story of Karen Silkwood, a factory worker who was purposefully contaminated, tortured and possibly murdered to prevent her from exposing blatant worker safety violations at the plant.
Sophie's Choice (Country: US; Year: 1982; Director: Alan J. Pakula; Writer: Alan J. Pakula, based on the book by William Styron.; Stars: Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Peter MacNicol)
A concentration camp survivor finds romance with a young man obsessed by the Holocaust, but both have secrets and complex problems that threaten their uneasy peace.
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