Gaby: A True Story

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Gaby: A True Story
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Film video cover
Directed by Luis Mandoki
Written by
Produced byPinchas Perry
Starring
Narrated by Norma Aleandro
Cinematography Lajos Koltai
Edited byGarth Craven
Music by Maurice Jarre
Distributed by Tri-Star Pictures
Release date
  • October 30, 1987 (1987-10-30)
Running time
110 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • Mexico
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5,000,000 (est.)
Box office$125,400

Gaby: A True Story is a 1987 biographical drama film directed by Luis Mandoki. An international co-production of the United States and Mexico, it stars Rachel Chagall (who, at the time, was billed under her real name, Rachel Levin), Norma Aleandro, Liv Ullmann, and Robert Loggia. Written by Michael Love and Martín Salinas, the film chronicles the lives of Gabriela Brimmer, a Mexican writer and disability rights activist, and her caretaker, Florencia Sánchez Morales.

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Synopsis

The story chronicles the life of Gaby Brimmer, the child of Austrian Jewish refugees living in Mexico, who is born with cerebral palsy. Though most of her body is completely paralyzed, her mind and left foot are unaffected, and she is able to become a college graduate and an acclaimed author.

Cast

Release

The film was released in the United States on October 30, 1987. In the Philippines, the film was released on June 2, 1988. [1]

Critical response

Janet Maslin of The New York Times said the film was blunt and unsentimental, and praised Aleandro very highly. [2]

Award nominations

AwardCategoryNomineeResultRef.
Academy Awards Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Norma Aleandro Nominated [3]
Casting Society of America Best Casting Motion Picture DramaNominated [4]
Golden Globe Awards Best Actress Motion Picture Drama Rachel Chagall Nominated [5]
Best Supporting Actress Motion Picture Norma AleandroNominated

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References

  1. "Opens Tomorrow". Manila Standard . Standard Publications, Inc. June 1, 1988. p. 13.
  2. Maslin, Janet (October 30, 1987). "Film: 'Gaby,' Story of Determination". The New York Times.
  3. "60th Academy Awards". www.oscars.org. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  4. "1988 Artios Awards". www.castingsociety.com. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  5. "Gaby: A True Story". Golden Globes. Retrieved February 24, 2024.