Rachel River

Rachel River (1989)

A divorced radio personality in a small Minnesota town returns to her roots and investigates the life of a reclusive, recently deceased woman.

Date of release
1989-02-20
TMDB
7.3 / 10 (6)
Runtime
1h 25m
Genres
Drama
Director
Sandy Smolan

Casting

Interesting facts

Rachel River is a 1987 American drama film directed by Sandy Smolan and written by Judith Guest. It is inspired by Letters From the Country, a collection of short stories by Carol Bly. The film centers on the residents of a small northern Minnesota town. It stars Pamela Reed, Viveca Lindfors, Željko Ivanek, James Olson, and Craig T. Nelson. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was given a limited theatrical release on January 20, 1989.

Production

The film was a longtime passion project for Sandy Smolan. He first got the idea for the film in 1983 after moving to Moose Lake, Minnesota from New York for a job and wanting to do a feature about the community where he lived. For a few years, he could not envision what the story would be about until he remembered he was given Letters From the Country, a short story collection written by Carol Bly shortly before leaving New York.

Filming took place over 30 days in November 1986, in Sandstone, Minnesota with post-production completed in August 1987. The budget was $1.2 million (equivalent to $3.52 million in 2025).

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