Passion Fish

Passion Fish is a 1992 American film written and directed by John Sayles. The film stars Mary McDonnell, Alfre Woodard, Vondie CurtisHall, David Strathairn, Leo Burmester, and Angela Bassett.

MayAlice Culhane, a New York daytime soap opera actress, is left paralyzed after an accident on her way to getting her legs waxed, which she finds ironic. As the film opens, she lies in a hospital bed, confused and scared, watching her own show on TV and shrieking, That was supposed to be my closeupWith no other options, she returns to her familys old and empty home in Louisiana, where she drinks hard, offends every caregiver and wallows in selfpity. ........

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