
The Trip to Bountiful
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Release Date
12/20/1985Runtime
108 minsGenres
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
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
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$7,218,340Homepage
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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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