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The true story of Romper Room host "Miss Sherri" Finkbine, who, after the devastating effects of thalidomide were discovered in the early 1960s, sparked a firestorm of controversy with her determination to obtain an abortion.
A Private Matter
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20 Jun 1992
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I would probably like this slightly more had I not watched it in 140p on a shitty YouTube upload. But alas. It is a perfectly fine made-for-TV abortion film. I’m honestly shocked it doesn’t pull the “both sides” argument more. Instead it actually does a damn good job at presenting the medical fact of abortion though it sadly dismisses the question of disability eugenics
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52 Women Directors (2019) Challenge film 34
some good moments, but for the most part I just wanted nothing to do with the people in this movie. obviously women should be able to access whatever reproductive healthcare they need; i just don't care about these two's shitty marriage
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"I can't stand it. All you men, you're just having all these meetings and it's me you're talking about."
In two short years we will be the exact same distance from this film as it is from the events it depicts. And we will be no closer to resolving the thorny issues it raises. Not just about a woman's right to choose what to do with her own body, but also the ability to do so without being vilified and stigmatized by those who claim that under the same exact circumstances they would make a different choice. Either way, it should be -- as the title plainly states -- a private matter.
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In my opinion it’s let down by too many big acting screamy scenes and it loses so much weight because of it. It’s not at all natural and I can’t feel like this is supposed to reflect humans, let alone an actual real event. No disrespect to Sissy Spacek but Sherri is directed like a box that gets moved scene to scene waiting for the next Big Emotions scene. It feels hollow and doesn’t have a really interesting script to put much of a spine behind it.
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I just can’t get over her telling a reporter… to his face… like come on Sheri.
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This made-for-TV film is really important to watch even in 2019, when the rights of women are all handed down to men who don't understand. The character in this played by Spacek even points that out that all the men talk about what she should do when nobody asks her her own opinion. I just saw this on this site and found to watch online and it was a good decision.