Carrie Watts is living the twilight of her life trapped in an apartment in 1940s Houston, Texas with a controlling daughter-in-law and a hen-pecked son. Her fondest wish – just once before she dies – is to revisit Bountiful, the small Texas town of her youth which she still refers to as "home."
Log it
Sign in to log this.
Character
Earnest, classical in form, grave and contemplative.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- intimateepic
Who loves it, who doesn't
No profiled raters yet.
Where do you stand?
Answer first; then see how everyone, and your circle, split.
“Is the nostalgia doing the heavy lifting?”
Sign in to answer.
Be the first to answer.
“Does the smallness hold it back?”
Sign in to answer.
Be the first to answer.
“Would a little humor have helped?”
Sign in to answer.
Be the first to answer.
Ask the title
A yes-or-no question, answered from what people wrote here, on TMDB and on Wikipedia. Never made up.
Reviews
No reviews yet.
Cast
- Geraldine PageMrs. Carrie Watts
- John HeardLudie Watts
- Carlin GlynnJessie Mae
- Richard BradfordSheriff
- Rebecca De MornayThelma
- Kevin CooneyRoy
- Harvey LewisSecond Bus Ticket Man
- Gil GlasgowStationmaster Gerard
- Kirk SiscoTrain Ticket Agent
Crew
- Peter MastersonDirector
- Horton FooteScreenplay
- Fred MurphyDirector of Photography
- J.A.C. RedfordOriginal Music Composer
- Jay FreundEditor
- Horton FooteProducer
- Sterling Van WagenenProducer
Where to watch
Checking availability…
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Tastebuds Other media included when they land close.
Nowhere Boy 200982% alikeBoth earnest, classical in form, grave.
The Invisible Woman 201382% alikeBoth earnest, classical in form, grave.
Hounddog 200881% alikeBoth earnest, grave, classical in form.
The Whole Wide World 199680% alikeBoth earnest, classical in form, grave.
It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley 202579% alikeBoth earnest, grave, classical in form.
Lady Chatterley's Lover 201579% alikeBoth earnest, classical in form, grave.
Christopher and His Kind 201178% alikeBoth classical in form, earnest, grave.
Paula 201678% alikeBoth earnest, classical in form, grave.
Television · Both classical in form, earnest, grave.
Jane Eyre 198376% alikeTelevision · Both earnest, classical in form, grave.
Often watched with
Recommendations from TMDB. Opening one adds it to Tastebuds
