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A young single mother and textile worker agrees to involved in the labor union activities in order to reform working conditions despite the opposition of her family and employers.
The closure is consistent and satisfying, standing in opposition to conventional Hollywood happy endings: Norma Rae and Jewish labor leader part as equals, with a respectful handshake rather than embrace or kiss; both have benefited from the friendship
Harrowing union vs corporation film has Oscar winning Field.
October 30, 2004
Moviehole
Does it get any better than Sally Field?
March 11, 2006
7M Pictures
At its heart, Norma Rae isn't a button-wearing union film as much as it is a character study of one woman who is pushed to the point of doing something spectacular.
Photographed in murky yellows and browns by John Alonzo, this 1979 film is sluggish and vague, trivializing its subject in a wash of unearned sentimentality.