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This Special Edition contains a 10-minute documentary that provides background information and interviews. Also contained are outtakes from the film and a visit to the actual Fried Green Tomatoes cafe.
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Kathy Bates stars as an unhappy wife trying to get her husband's attention in this amusing and moving 1991 screen adaptation of Fannie Flagg's novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe. After befriending a lonely old woman (Jessica Tandy), Bates hears the story of a lifelong friendship between two other women (Mary Stuary Masterson and Mary-Louise Parker, seen in flashback) who once ran a cafe in town against many personal odds. The tale inspires Bates to take further command over her life, and there director Jon Avnet (Up Close and Personal), in his first feature, has fun with the film. Bates develops a real attitude toward her thickheaded spouse at home and some uppity girls in a parking lot, but dignity is generally the key to Avnet's approach with the story's crucial relationships. Tandy is a joy and clearly loves the element of mystery attached to her character, and Masterson and Parker are excellent in the historical sequences. --Tom Keogh
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
disapointed,
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This review is from: Fried Green Tomatoes (Widescreen) (DVD)
Sorry for my bad english. On your web site, it says that the film has french and english spoken language and french subtitles. But it's only english for spoken language, french for subtitles.I've decide to keep it anyway, I will practice my englsh, but in the future, I will hesitate buying another film, even if it says french spoken language. Have a nice day Réjean Couture
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Un excellent film mais des infos fausses quant aux langues disponibles sur DVD,
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This review is from: Fried Green Tomatoes (Widescreen) (DVD)
Je ne veux qu'avertir que cet excellent film, dans l'édition ici présentée, ne comporte pas de piste en français, comme cela est faussement annoncé.Il faudrait que Amazon veille à beaucoup plus de rigueur à cet égard. J'ai déjà vécu la situation inverse ou la piste française était présente pour un DVD qui affichait ne pas en disposer. Ça me semble très très important.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Director Avnet gets a C-minus for ignoring lesbian subtext,
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This review is from: Fried Green Tomatoes (VHS Tape)
Fanny Flagg's novel, though intentionally or nor,portrayed a lesbian subtext relationship between Idgy and Ruth. Even though these heroines were never found between the sheets they definately had a romantic relationship. The book does a much better job at looking at this dynamic; two women who are devoted to each other beyond any other relationship. When, in the movie, the story hints at Ninny really being an older Idgy I was extremely disappointed. In the novel, Ninny is Idgy's sister-in-law; once being married to the eldest Threadgoode boy. They movie, however, does stand on its own as a good movie. However, I don't suggest reading the book first.
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