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Mrs. Soffel   1984         PG-13, 113 min. Genre: Drama Director: Gillian Armstrong   Cast: Diane Keaton, Mel Gibson, Matthew Modine, Edward Herrmann, Jennifer Dundas, Trini Alvarado, Terry O'Quinn, Danny Corkill, Harley Cross, Pippa Pearthree   Taking place around the beginning of the 19th century, this film deals with the role of women. Mrs. Soffel (Diane Keaton) is a prison warden's wife who reads the Bible to her husband's convicts. Two prisoners (Mel Gibson and Matthew Modine) play on her sympathy, and she aids them in their escape.