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The Trip to Bountiful

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The Trip to Bountiful (1985)

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Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins

Synopsis: In an attempt to recapture the happiness she knew in the past, an elderly woman journeys back to the small town where she raised her children. Based on Horton Foote's play. Academy Award Nominations: 2, including Best (Adapted) Screenplay. Academy Awards: Best Actress--Geraldine Page.... In an attempt to recapture the happiness she knew in the past, an elderly woman journeys back to the small town where she raised her children. Based on Horton Foote's play. Academy Award Nominations: 2, including Best (Adapted) Screenplay. Academy Awards: Best Actress--Geraldine Page. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Geraldine Page, John Heard, Carlin Glynn, Rebecca De Mornay

Director: Peter Masterson

DVD Info

Release:

Apr 12, 2005

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Keep Case
  • Full Frame - 1.33
  • Widescreen - 1.85

Audio:

  • Mono - English
  • Subtitles - English - Optional
  • Subtitles - French - Optional
  • Subtitles - Spanish - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Bonus Featurette - 1. Making of TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL
  • Trailer - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer

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In this small, sharply observed tale from Horton Foote, the great Geraldine Page plays an elderly widow, who longs to go back to her idyllic small-town roots; shapeless, the film is mostly a showcase for its actors.

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Revolves around the yearning an elderly woman has to visit the farmstead where she grew up and raised her own family.

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