Cider House Rules (1999)
Release Year: 1999
Nation: United States
Alternative Title: N/A
Director: Lasse Hallström
Writer: John Irving
Summary
The film 'Cider House Rules' is a drama directed by Lasse Hallström in 1999, based on John Irving's novel of the same name. Set in the 1940s at St. Clouds, a Maine orphanage, the movie explores themes of orphanhood, abortion, and self-discovery through the protagonist Homer Wells' journey. The story highlights Homer's unique upbringing under Dr. Larch's tutelage, his role as an unlicensed physician assisting with abortions, and his eventual departure from the orphanage to experience life outside its walls.
