Foxfire (1987)

Directed by

Jud Taylor

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An elderly couple living in the Appalachian mountains confront their changing lives as the husband grows frail and the wife considers selling their remote home. Their daughter and a folk singer visit, leading to conversations about memory, independence, and letting go.

quietgentlereflectivebittersweetintimateslow-pacedearthymelancholic

What happens

Foxfire is an American drama television film that premiered on CBS on December 13, 1987, as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame anthology series. It is directed by Jud Taylor from a teleplay by Susan Cooper, based on the play of the same name by Cooper and Hume Cronyn. The film stars Jessica Tandy, Cronyn, and John Denver, with Tandy and Cronyn both reprising their roles from the 1982 Broadway production. The film was honored with the Peabody Award and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film. It won two Primetime Emmy Awards, for Outstanding Lead Actress for Tandy and Outstanding Art Direction, from a total of eight nominations (including Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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