The Ponder Heart

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Movie Info

Scandal, bankruptcy and murder charges haunt a wealthy Mississippian (Peter MacNicol) after he falls in love with a backwoods woman (Angela Bettis).

Rating:

TVPG
Genre:

comedy, drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Martha Coolidge
Runtime:

1h 35m
Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast & Crew

Peter MacNicol
Uncle Daniel

JoBeth Williams
Edna Earle Ponder

Angela Bettis
Bonnie Dee Peacock

Boyce Holleman
Grandpa Ponder

Jenifer Lewis
Narcissa Wingfield

Victor Slezak
Ovid Springer

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Critic Reviews for Masterpiece Theatre's American Collection

All Critics (1) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (1)

Director Martha Coolidge (Rambling Rose) puts these characters through their paces -- more, in Mississippi, like an amble -- with a knowingness almost as all-wise as Miss Welty's own, although lacking the novelist's wickedness.

February 3, 2018 | Full Review…

John Leonard
New York Magazine/Vulture