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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.
Stanley navigates a world of hidden shame as he falls for a woman who might uncover his inability to read. Their quiet connection transforms into a nightly classroom where literacy becomes a shared, intimate struggle.
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Martin Ritt
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Jane Fonda, Robert De Niro, Swoosie Kurtz, Martha Plimpton, Jamey Sheridan, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Zohra Lampert, Loretta Devine, Kathy Kinney, Harley Cross
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Stanley & Iris
You can watch Stanley & Iris (1990) for free on Hoopla, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
IMDb
6.5/10
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29%
Director
Martin Ritt
Cast
Jane Fonda, Robert De Niro, Swoosie Kurtz, Martha Plimpton, Jamey Sheridan, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Zohra Lampert, Loretta Devine, Kathy Kinney, Harley Cross
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