Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)

Directed by

Martin Scorsese

Genre

drama film, comedy film, romance film, romantic comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 541 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A newly widowed mother and her young son drive across the Southwest, looking for work and a fresh start. She takes a job as a diner waitress, where she meets a kind rancher and faces tough choices about her future.

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What happens

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore is a 1974 American romantic comedy drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Robert Getchell. It stars Ellen Burstyn as a widow who travels with her preteen son across the Southwestern United States in search of a better life. Kris Kristofferson, Billy "Green" Bush, Diane Ladd, Valerie Curtin, Lelia Goldoni, Vic Tayback, Jodie Foster, Alfred Lutter, and Harvey Keitel appear in supporting roles. The film was released theatrically on December 9, 1974, by Warner Bros., and it later premiered at the 28th Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Palme d'Or. It was a critical and commercial success, grossing $21 million on a $1.8 million budget. At the 47th Academy Awards, Burstyn won Best Actress, and Ladd and Getchell were nominated for Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Screenplay. The film was adapted into a popular television series, Alice, that aired on CBS from 1976 to 1985. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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