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Songs in Ordinary Time (2000)

Songs in Ordinary Time poster
Original title
Songs In Ordinary Time
Directed by
Rod Holcomb
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
4.3 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A struggling single mother in 1970s Vermont tries to hold her family together. A charming drifter arrives and slowly gains her trust, with dangerous consequences.

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What happens

Songs in Ordinary Time is a 2000 American made-for-television drama film starring Sissy Spacek and Beau Bridges. The film was written by Malcolm MacRury and directed by Rod Holcomb. It is an adaptation of the book Songs in Ordinary Time written by Mary McGarry Morris. Songs in Ordinary Time was entirely shot in Nova Scotia, Canada due to financial reasons. The film originally premiered on CBS on October 22, 2000. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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