The Cider House Rules

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feature film novel

The Cider House Rules is a novel by John Irving that follows an orphan named Homer Wells and explores complex themes of morality, abortion, and personal choice in mid-20th-century America.

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The Cider House Rules canonical 33
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novel ⓘ
author John Irving ⓘ
award Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor ⓘ
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countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
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United States of America ⓘ
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director Lasse Hallström ⓘ
genre Bildungsroman ⓘ
drama film ⓘ
historical novel ⓘ
social novel ⓘ
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language English ⓘ
literaryPeriod 20th-century literature ⓘ
mainCharacter Dr. Wilbur Larch ⓘ
Homer Wells ⓘ
narrativePerspective third-person narration ⓘ
nominations Academy Award for Best Art Direction ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Director ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Film Editing ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Original Score ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ
notableFor complex moral and ethical dilemmas ⓘ
exploration of abortion rights in pre-Roe v. Wade America ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
publicationYear 1985 ⓘ
publisher William Morrow and Company ⓘ
releaseYear 1999 ⓘ
screenwriter John Irving ⓘ
setInCountry United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
setInPeriod mid-20th-century America ⓘ
setting St. Cloud’s orphanage ⓘ
starredActor Charlize Theron ⓘ
Delroy Lindo ⓘ
Erykah Badu ⓘ
Kieran Culkin ⓘ
Michael Caine ⓘ
Paul Rudd ⓘ
Tobey Maguire ⓘ
theme abortion ⓘ
autonomy ⓘ
morality ⓘ
orphanhood ⓘ
personal choice ⓘ
rules and rule-breaking ⓘ

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