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Stanley & Iris

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Stanley & Iris

Some people need love spelled out for them.

6.5

1h 44m

1990

“Some people need love spelled out for them.”

Synopsis

An illiterate cook at a company cafeteria tries for the attention of a newly widowed woman. As they get to know one another, she discovers his inability to read. When he is fired, she takes on trying to teach him to read in her kitchen each night.

Director

Martin Ritt

Trailer

DramaRomance

widoweducationbakerylovetutor

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Cast & Crew

Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda

as Iris King

Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

as Stanley Cox

Swoosie Kurtz

Swoosie Kurtz

as Sharon

Martha Plimpton

Martha Plimpton

as Kelly King

Jamey Sheridan

Jamey Sheridan

as Joe

Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

as Leonides Cox

Zohra Lampert

Zohra Lampert

as Elaine

Loretta Devine

Loretta Devine

as Bertha

Kathy Kinney

Kathy Kinney

as Bernice

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