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Based on the novel by Truman Capote, this often-witty coming-of-age drama looks at a young man growing up with an unusual family in the Deep South in the 1940s. After the death of his parents, Collin Fenwick (Edward Furlong) finds himself living in a small town with two of his aunts, Dolly (Piper Laurie) and Verena (Sissy Spacek). Verena is the more stable of the two, an entrepreneur who controls a number of local businesses and rules the roost with a firm hand. Dolly, on the other hand, is a
Oct 11, 1996 Wide
Apr 19, 2005
New Line Home Entertainment
All Critics (28) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (7) | Rotten (7) | DVD (3)
Helmer Charles Matthau combines a sensitive screenplay adaptation of Truman Capote's autobiographical novel with a wonderful ensemble cast to create a jewel of a film.
Star power isn't a problem in this episodic rendering of Truman Capote's novel. A scattershot story without focus is, which is why the film soon evaporates from the memory.
Compels us to consider the bounties of nature an the spiritual virtues of freedom, love, and storytelling.
lovely small film, all the performers do superior work but Piper Laurie stands above them all with a performance that is exquisite, touching and real.
September 7, 2007
Super Reviewer
takes place during the depression.. a group of misfits decide to live in a tree house and the town folks do not take too kindly to the idea... its a drama worth checking out...
December 4, 2007
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