Shy People (1987)

Directed by

Andrei Konchalovsky

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

R

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 26 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Manhattan writer and her rebellious teenage daughter travel to the Louisiana bayou to meet distant relatives. The visit sparks a clash of lifestyles and values between the two families.

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What happens

Shy People is a 1987 American drama film directed by Andrei Konchalovsky, from a script by Konchalovsky, Marjorie David and Gérard Brach. It stars Barbara Hershey, Jill Clayburgh, and Martha Plimpton, and features music by the German electronic music group Tangerine Dream. The film is about the culture clash that takes place between Diana, a Manhattan writer, her wayward teenage daughter Grace, and their long-distant relatives in the bayous of Louisiana. It premiered at the 40th Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 1987, with Hershey winning the award for Best Actress. It received a limited release in the United States on March 11, 1988. It was one of the last film roles for actor Merritt Butrick, who died from AIDS in 1989. It was filmed by the bayous of South Louisiana. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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