Ruby in Paradise (1993)

Directed by

Victor Nuñez

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 54m

Rated

R

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 38 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman leaves her small Tennessee town to start over in a Florida beach town. She takes a job in a souvenir shop and tries to build an independent life.

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What happens

Ruby in Paradise is a 1993 film written and directed by Victor Nunez, starring Ashley Judd, Todd Field, Bentley Mitchum, Allison Dean, and Dorothy Lyman. An homage to Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen, the film is a character study about a young woman who escapes her small town in Tennessee for a new life in coastal Florida. The film marks Judd's first starring role. The film won the Grand Jury Prize for Dramatic Feature at the 1993 Sundance Film Festival. It was also nominated for six Independent Spirit Awards, with Judd winning for Best Female Lead. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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