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Places in the Heart (1984)
 
© TriStar Pictures (1984)
SFC Reviewer's Opinion:
Recommended

Genre
Drama
   
Synopsis

Acclaimed by critics all over the country and boasting an Academy Award® - winning performance by Sally Field, 'Places In The Heart' is a landmark film. Its emotionally gripping story centers around Edna Spalding (Field) and her unending struggle against extraordinary hardships. But, as recalled from director-writer Robert Benton's own childhood, it's also a portrait of a time and a place and a people. It is the 1930s in Waxahachie, Texas. Against this Depression-torn background, unforgettable characters meet and collide. Like Mr. Will (John Malkovich), the blind boarder who sees all too clearly the bigotry of his time? Eoze (Danny Glover), a black man who knows a lot, including his own place in a white Southern town? End Wayne (Ed Harris), Margaret (Lindsay Crouse) and Viola (Amy Madigan), decent people caught up in an adulterous triangle which threatens two marriages. Together they leave an indelible impression of faith, courage, love and, most of all, endurance.

   
Directed by  
Robert Benton
   
Written by  
Robert Benton
   
Starring  
Sally Field (Edna Spalding); Lindsay Crouse (Margaret Lomax); Ed Harris (Wayne Lomax); Amy Madigan (Viola Kelsey); John Malkovich (Mr. Will); Danny Glover (Moze); Yankton Hatten (Frank Spalding); Gennie James (Possum Spalding); Lane Smith (Albert Denby); Terry O'Quinn (Buddy Kelsey); Bert Remsen (Tee Tot Hightower); Ray Baker (Sheriff Royce Spalding); Jay Patterson (W.E. Simmons); Toni Hudson (Ermine); De'voreaux White (Wylie (as Devoreaux White)). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
 

Length (mins):
112
Ratings:
PG (PG)
Language:
ENG

Big 5 Oscar Wins:
2
Big 5 Oscar Noms:
4
IMDB page:
Link

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