A Single Woman (2008)

5.5/10 92 min Drama

Overview

A Single Woman is a distinct, lively portrait of Jeannette Rankin (the first American woman elected to Congress; also a suffragist, peace activist and reformer) that takes us from her childhood in 1880's Montana, to her last television interview in 1972. Deliciously political, occasionally chilling, ironic and idiosyncratic, A Single Woman illuminates the role of the individual in the American legislative process with a whimsical amalgamation of storytelling, high-powered discourse and communion. The program is a filmed version of the successful stage play.

Cast

Patricia Arquette

Storyteller

Karen Black

Storyteller

Traber Burns

Harry Truman / Sam Rayburn / Newspaper Editor

Kate Connor

Alice Paul

Peter Coyote

Maury Maverick

Frances Fisher

Narrator (voice) / Suffragist

Barry Ford

Uncle Joe Cannon

Andy Hirsch

W.W.I Reporter

Mimi Kennedy

Storyteller

Margot Kidder

Storyteller

Cassidy Lehrman

Young Jeannette Rankin

Judd Nelson

Jewish Reporter

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