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Rambling Rose

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Rambling Rose (1991)

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Reviews Counted:16

Fresh:16

Rotten:0

Average Rating:7.3/10

Consensus: A touching. bittersweet, and wonderfully-acted film.

Runtime: 2 hrs 20 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Based on Calder Willingham's novel of the same name, RAMBLING ROSE is a domestic drama set in a small Georgia town during the 1930s. The main character is Rose (Laura Dern), a lower-class girl with... Based on Calder Willingham's novel of the same name, RAMBLING ROSE is a domestic drama set in a small Georgia town during the 1930s. The main character is Rose (Laura Dern), a lower-class girl with a troubled past who takes a job as a live-in maid for the Hillyers, an upper-crust, liberal southern family. Rose quickly wins over her employers with her warmth and spirit, but they are concerned about her promiscuity, which soon has every boy in town at her door. Struggling to resist her innocently seductive ways, the man of the house (Robert Duvall) tries to curb Rose's behavior as she beguiles everyone in the household, including the young Buddy (Lukas Haas), whose sexual awakening is guided by her presence. The cast is rounded out by the strong-minded and independent Mrs. Hillyer (Diane Ladd), who is Laura Dern's real life mother; both actresses were nominated for Oscars for their performances. [More]

Starring: Laura Dern, Diane Ladd, Robert Duvall, Lukas Haas

Starring: Laura Dern, Diane Ladd, Robert Duvall, Lukas Haas

Director: Martha Coolidge

Director: Martha Coolidge

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Feb 16, 1999

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03/26/09
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Seen in a flashback through the eyes of an adolescent, this uncommon coming-of-age tale, which raises poignant questions about the mysteries of sex and love, flaunts a superb performance from Laura Dern as the promiscuous girl

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10/31/06
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07/30/03
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A quirky, funny but moving story with terrific performances all around.

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Rob Thomas
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Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Probes the mixture of fear and awe many men experience when they meet the life-force of women.

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05/08/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

A modest but pleasingly adult entertainment at a time when even the most promising American films ultimately revert to Pollyannaish platitudes.

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01/09/02
Stephen Farber
Stephen Farber
Movieline

It's a beauty.

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05/12/01
Peter Travers
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
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A touching, humorous and enjoyable film.

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01/01/00
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

So much here is rich and touching, not to mention the string of superb performances, that the film still merits a recommendation.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Willingham, who also scripted Paths of Glory, Little Big Man and The Graduate, wrote Rose in the early 1970s. Thanks to these sterling performances almost two decades later, his screenplay enjoys a fresh and tender blossoming.

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01/01/00
Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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[A] funny, moving, spectacularly acted little film.

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Hal Hinson
Hal Hinson
Washington Post
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Truly extraordinary performances, the familiar yet rarely predictable script and the fertile subtext that looks at sexuality and desire through feminist question marks, makes 'Rambling Rose' one of the year's most touching and absorbing movie experiences.

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Marjorie Baumgarten
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Austin Chronicle

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Mark R. Leeper
Mark R. Leeper
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The movie is all character and situation, and contains some of the best performances of the year, especially in the ensemble acting of the four main characters.

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