American Pastoral

Set in postwar America, a man watches his seemingly perfect life fall apart as his daughter's new political affiliation threatens to destroy their family.

Cast

Ewan McGregor

as Swede Levov

Jennifer Connelly

as Dawn Levov

Dakota Fanning

as Merry Levov

David Strathairn

as Nathan Zuckerman

Peter Riegert

as Lou Levov

Rupert Evans

as Jerry Levov

Uzo Aduba

as Vicky

Molly Parker

as Sheila Smith

Valorie Curry

as Rita Cohen

Hannah Nordberg

as Merry (12 years old)

Reviews

Reno

**About a father who never gave up on his daughter!** The book was from the 90s and the story is about the 60s. Narrated from the father's perspective, that's what I think did not work in this film. This is where a film and the book does not synch. Because books are always very detail when it des...

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