The Trip to Bountiful (1985)

Directed by

Peter Masterson

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 57 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An elderly woman lives with her son and controlling daughter-in-law in a cramped Houston apartment. She longs to visit Bountiful, the small Texas town where she grew up, so she makes a secret escape to return one last time.

gentlenostalgictenderslow-pacedmelancholicintimatebittersweetreflective

What happens

The Trip to Bountiful is a 1985 American road drama film directed by Peter Masterson and starring Geraldine Page, John Heard, Carlin Glynn, Richard Bradford and Rebecca De Mornay. It was adapted by Horton Foote from his 1953 play. The film features a soundtrack by J.A.C. Redford featuring Will Thompson's "Softly and Tenderly" sung by Cynthia Clawson. Geraldine Page won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Mrs. Watts and Horton Foote was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. The film is partially set in the community of Bountiful, a fictitious Texas town. Although part of the film is set in Houston (as was the original play), the movie was shot in Dallas. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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