Fried green tomatoes

The film directed by John Evneta is a film adaptation of the novel "Fried green tomatoes in the cafe Semi-stop", belonging to the pen of the American writer Fanny Flagg. This is a bright story about friendship and love, about the destinies and characters of people - in a word, a simple and truthful story of life.

The bbw Evelyn - A typical American housewife with a failed marriage. She comes to the hospital to visit her husband's aunt (she can not stand it). There Evelyn gets acquainted with Ninny, a very sweet and sociable elderly energetic woman.

To somehow entertain Evelyn, Ninny tells her the story of two women - Ruth Jamieson and Iji Tredgood. In the 1920s, they were housewives of the "Semi-stop" cafe near the post office, where they served southern cuisine. Their specialty was fried green tomatoes.

On the share of both women fell life tests - Iji lost his brother, and Ruth had a rather dramatic history of marriage. Mistresses of cafe in all supported each other, helping to survive the difficult moments in life.

During each meeting with Ninny, Evelyn recognizes a new piece of history, and in the end, so permeates the story that she decides to be cool change your life for the better.

Information about the film

Name: Fried green tomatoes

Original name: Fried Green Tomatoes

Tagline: The secret of life? The secret's in the sauce

Year: 1991

A country: USA

Genre: drama

Producer: John Ewnet

Cast: Cathy Bates, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker, Jessica Tandy, Cicely Tyson, Chris O'Donnell, Nick Searcy, Stan Shaw, Grace Zabriskie, Gillard Sertain

Scenario: Fanny Flagg, Carol Sobieski

World premiere: December 27, 2011

Duration: 136 minutes

Interesting Facts

The author of the novel, Fanny Flagg, played a small role in the film (at the very beginning of the film she can be seen as a teacher), but she is not indicated in the credits.

This film entered the world history of film distributionas the record holder of his time (early 90's) at the box office, or rather - by the ratio of revenue and costs. For every dollar invested by producers in the production of the film, they received 20.

In the book, the romantic feelings between Ruth and Iji are more pronounced than in the film - in the adaptation of their relationship, they are more ambiguous.