The Trip to Bountiful

The Trip to Bountiful

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Release Date

12/20/1985

Runtime

108 mins

Genres

Overview

Carrie Watts is living the twilight of her life trapped in an apartment in 1940s Houston, Texas with a controlling daughter-in-law and a hen-pecked son. Her fondest wish – just once before she dies – is to revisit Bountiful, the small Texas town of her youth which she still refers to as "home."

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

$7,218,340

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A quiet, poignant journey as an elderly woman breaks free from domestic confinement to chase one last glimpse of home. The film moves with unhurried grace, finding profound meaning in small acts of defiance and the power of nostalgia.

Mood

MelancholicWistfulContemplative

Themes

MemoryFreedomFamilyMortalityComing apart

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticDocumentary-like

Structure

Linear

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