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Director:

Martin Ritt

Writers:

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (book)
Dalene Young (screenplay)

Contact:

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Release Date:

8 March 1984 (Australia) more

Genre:

Biography | Drama more

Tagline:

The portrait of a woman who, at the edge of survival, found a world of meaning. more

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Awards:

Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 3 nominations more

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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Mary Steenburgen ... Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

Rip Torn ... Marsh Turner

Peter Coyote ... Norton Baskin
Dana Hill ... Ellie Turner

Alfre Woodard ... Geechee

Joanna Miles ... Mrs. Turner

Ike Eisenmann ... Paul
Cary Guffey ... Floyd Turner

Toni Hudson ... Tim's Wife
Bo Rucker ... Leroy

Jay O. Sanders ... Charles Rawlings
John Hammond ... Tim
Tommy Alford ... Postal Clerk
Norton Baskin ... Man in the Rocking Chair

Terrence Gehr ... Store Keeper
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Additional Details

Runtime:

127 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Stereo


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Cameo: [Norton Baskin]giving directions to Rawlings. more

Quotes:

[first lines]
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings: [voiceover] My journey to maturity began in New York, in 1928. I was married to Charles Rawlings, the newspaper man and yachting enthusiast. I had been trying to write stories that I thought would be most likely to sell - gothic romances were extremely popular - and I had written dozens. I was desperate to express myself. Even as a child I'd been consumed with the desire to be a writer.
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Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Making of 'E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial' (1996) (V) more


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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
Florida the way it used to be, 16 December 2007
8/10
Author: lastliberal from Florida

I was inspired to revisit this classic after seeing Mary Steenburgen in Time After Time with Malcolm McDowell. McDowell had a small part in this film also as Rawlings' publisher.

Eighty years ago, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings gave up everything to move to Florida and write. She went as far away from everything as you could go. In the land of orange groves, cypress trees, and wildlife abundant, she found the inspiration she needed. This is her story.

It is peppered with colorful characters that lived in the backwoods of Florida, a place that hardly exists anymore with all the development. It featured outstanding performances by Rip Torn as her neighbor, Peter Coyote as the one who was trying to win her heart, Dana Hill as the young girl that inspired "The Yearling," and Alfre Woodard in one of her first roles.

Torn and Woodard got Oscar nominations for their performances.

One of the most impressive features of the film, other than showing the beauty of Florida that is long gone, is the respect shown for the land by Rawlings. Any Native American would be proud of her respect for the land.

It is an inspirational family film that is worth revisiting over and over.

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