A Woman of Independent Means explained

Screenplay:Cindy Myers
Director:Robert Greenwald
Composer:Laura Karpman
Country:United States
Language:English
Num Episodes:3
Executive Producer:Sally Field
Producer:Robert Greenwald
Cinematography:Steven Shaw
Editor:Éva Gárdos
Runtime:360 minutes
Network:NBC

A Woman of Independent Means is a 1995 American period drama television miniseries directed and produced by Robert Greenwald from a teleplay by Cindy Myers, based on the 1978 book of the same name by Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey. The miniseries stars Sally Field (who also served as an executive producer), with Ron Silver, Tony Goldwyn, Jack Thompson, Sheila McCarthy, Brenda Fricker, and Charles Durning in supporting roles. It follows for some seven decades the story of Bess Alcott, from her Dallas marriage to her fourth-grade sweetheart to the birth of three children to the fussings with grandchildren.[1]

The miniseries received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Miniseries and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special for Field, winning one for its costume design. Field was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award for her performance.

Cast

Reception

Critical response

A Woman of Independent Means received praise for the performances of the cast, particularly that of Field. Tony Scott of Variety stated that "Greenwald, with the reminiscing Bess as his constant object, directs Field and the large cast with admirable skill".[2] Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly gave the miniseries a grade of B, writing that it "has a pleasingly diffuse, almost aimless structure" and "is stubbornly, intriguingly true to its title".[3] Tom Shales of The Washington Post described it as "an absurdly lengthy parade of episodes, some of them admittedly moving, that fails to achieve any kind of meaningful cumulative impact".[4]

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
Artios AwardsBest Casting for TV Mini-SeriesWendy Kurtzman[5]
Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding MiniseriesSally Field, Robert Greenwald, Philip Kleinbart,
Preston Fischer, and Steve Saeta		[6]
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a SpecialSally Field
Outstanding Individual Achievement in CastingWendy Kurtzman
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Costume Design for a Miniseries or a Special
Golden Globe AwardsBest Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for TelevisionSally Field[7]
Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TV WEEKEND; Sally Field in Three Nights and Seven Decades. February 17, 1995. The New York Times. March 8, 2023.
  2. Web site: A Woman of Independent Means. Scott. Tony. February 15, 1995. Variety. March 8, 2023.
  3. Web site: A Woman of Independent Means. Tucker. Ken. February 17, 1995. Entertainment Weekly. March 8, 2023.
  4. Web site: BELLE OF THE BAWL. Shales. Tom. February 19, 1995. The Washington Post. March 8, 2023.
  5. Web site: 1995 Artios Awards . . October 11, 1995 . March 8, 2023.
  6. Web site: A Woman of Independent Means . . March 8, 2023.
  7. Web site: A Woman of Independent Means . . March 8, 2023.
  8. Web site: The 2nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards . . March 8, 2023.

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