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Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

Comedy · Drama · 2002

In a sleepy Louisiana parish, a group of lifelong friends stage a rather unorthodox intervention to help a young playwright unravel the truth about her complicated mother and let go of her painful past.

Movie details

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

“The Secret Is Out.”

2002 Comedy · Drama 1h 56m

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6.1 / 10

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In a sleepy Louisiana parish, a group of lifelong friends stage a rather unorthodox intervention to help a young playwright unravel the truth about her complicated mother and let go of her painful past.

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Directed by

Callie Khouri

Written by

Callie Khouri

Sandra Bullock

Sandra Bullock

Sidda

Ellen Burstyn

Ellen Burstyn

Vivi

Fionnula Flanagan

Fionnula Flanagan

Teensy

James Garner

James Garner

Shep Walker

Cherry Jones

Cherry Jones

Buggy

Ashley Judd

Ashley Judd

Younger Vivi

Shirley Knight

Shirley Knight

Necie

Court is in session

Put Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.