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Empire Falls is a 2005 HBO miniseries adapted from Richard Russo’s novel of the same year. The two-part production, directed by Fred Schepisi, premiered in May 2005 and garnered significant recognition with numerous award nominations and wins including Primetime Emmy and Golden Globe Awards.
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What happens in Empire Falls?
Miles Roby manages the Empire Grill in a declining Maine mill town while dealing with his divorce, his daughter's problems, and the controlling Whiting family. Ed Harris plays Miles, and Joanne Woodward portrays town matriarch Francine Whiting.
Is Empire Falls a movie or a television series?
It is a two-part HBO miniseries that premiered in 2005. Fred Schepisi directed it from a screenplay by Richard Russo.
Is the Empire Falls miniseries faithful to Richard Russo's novel?
Russo adapted his own Pulitzer Prize-winning 2001 novel, so the miniseries retains its central characters and Maine setting. The television version condenses the book into two feature-length parts.
Who did Paul Newman play in Empire Falls?
Paul Newman plays Max Roby, Miles's unruly and frequently absent father. The performance earned Newman both a Primetime Emmy and a Golden Globe for supporting actor.
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