Homer is an orphan in remote St. Cloud, Maine. Never adopted, he becomes the favorite of orphanage Director Dr. Larch, who imparts his full medical knowledge on Homer, who becomes a skilled, albeit unlicensed, physician. But Homer yearns for a self-chosen life outside the orphanage. When Wally and pregnant Candy visit the orphanage, Dr. Larch provides a medically safe, albeit illegal, abortion, Homer leaves with them to work on Wally's family apple farm. Wally goes off to war... (Full plot summary below)
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Homer is an orphan in remote St. Cloud, Maine. Never adopted, he becomes the favorite of orphanage Director Dr. Larch, who imparts his full medical knowledge on Homer, who becomes a skilled, albeit unlicensed, physician. But Homer yearns for a self-chosen life outside the orphanage. When Wally and pregnant Candy visit the orphanage, Dr. Larch provides a medically safe, albeit illegal, abortion, Homer leaves with them to work on Wally's family apple farm. Wally goes off to war, leaving Homer and Candy alone together. What will Homer learn about life and love in the cider house? What of the destiny that Dr. Larch has planned for him?
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| rec.arts.movies.reviewsSusan GrangerMixing quirky humor, menace, and pathos, it's an emotionally uplifting experience - one of the best pictures of the year. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliA motion picture of visual splendor and emotional depth. |
| Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)Judith EgertonNot since The World According to Garp has a movie based on a John Irving novel captured the wry realism of the author's work. |
| Film Quips OnlineJohn R. McEwenIt blends romance with the love of children, the warmth of family with the darker side of human nature, and the all-encompassing belief that everything has a purpose. |
| CinemaSense.ComCornell & PetricelliMagnificent interweaving of the intricate human majesty and flaws that make the characters truly alive. |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsBob BloomA literate and moving adaptation of John Irving's best-selling novel. |
| Chicago ReaderDavid KehrImpeccably crafted and utterly impersonal, Lasse Hallstrom's adaptation of John Irving's novel has many of the qualities Oscar is known to appreciate. |
| Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanTo adapt it for a 130-minute movie, Irving ruthlessly cut away subplots, eliminated supporting characters and pared down the traits of the ones that remain. |
| Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittLeaves out portions of John Irving's novel that would have given it more balance and perspective, but the acting by Maguire and Caine is first-rate by any standard. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonLasse Hallström calms Irving's typically busy 1985 best-seller with a balm of the Swedish director's typically soothing lyricism. |
