The Trip to Bountiful
- Geraldine Page: Mrs. Carrie Watts
- John Heard: Ludie Watts
- Carlin Glynn: Jessie Mae
- Rebecca De Mornay: Thelma
- Kevin Cooney: Roy
- Richard Bradford: Sheriff
- Norman Bennett: First Bus Ticket Man
- Harvey Lewis: Second Bus Ticket Man
- Kirk Sisco: Train Ticket Agent
- Dave Tanner: Billy Davis
- Gil Glasgow: Station Master Gerard
- Mary Kay Mars: Rosella
- Alexandra Masterson: waitress
A Trip to Bountiful - journey to happiness is an American film drama from 1985, it is the remake of the eponymous television film from 1953 German television film homesickness was entitled to Bountiful. ..
Action
The pensioner Carrie Watts is living with her son Ludie and Jessie Mae Watts 's wife in Houston, Texas. It is a little scatterbrained, forgetful and can better remember their past than in the present. She dreams of the good old days and want to really just back to her old home she had once left to live in the city can. She is prevented only by Jesse Mae it. They patronized Carrie and asks her absolute obedience. Between the dispute between the two must Ludie convey over again, even though he has own problems with his job. As both one day out of the office, Carrie takes the opportunity and flees.
But already at the bus station, she learns that there is no single bus more to Bountiful, Texas. You must choose between Harrison and Cotton. She buys for $ 3.50 a ticket to Harrison, waiting for her bus. But after a short time she has to hide from Ludie and Jesse Mae. While he is looking for his mother, she would rather hand over the job of the police. After both disappear and further, traveling from Carrie. On the way she meets the young Thelma, who is on her way to her family. Her husband was just moved to the military. Even Carrie's husband was once drafted into the army and survived, so they now Thelma comfort that everything will be good. But Thelma she can not comfort, because Carrie says now of her life. My daughter died. Her husband died when her son was ten years old, and she was never allowed to marry the man she loved so much, Ray John Morrie.
In the bus station in Harrison arrived, says Carrie realize that they suddenly have nowhere to stay for the night. She had actually planned for her beloved childhood friend Kelly Davis to stay. But it was yesterday found dead. We did not know when she died, as she lived alone. Reserve a hotel room they can not afford. My money was in her purse and her bag is unfortunately the bus on the way back. Quick is the bus driver know and Carrie ICM waits for her purse in the bus station. Thelma has to continue and wants Carrie to leave well on their way home. But the good ways off, because even though she gets her purse after a few hours, now the sheriff prevents onward journey. He was informed by the police of Houston, that he may hold the old lady until Ludie Mae and Jesse appear.
Carrie can not. She cries, but eventually she had only one wish before they die. She just wants to once again enter the house of her childhood. Then he can do with it what they wanted. But this promise which they gave themselves, they must be fulfilled, otherwise she could not die in peace. Just before she collapses, the sheriff holds a heart and helps the desperate Carrie. He drives to the place of her childhood and youth. Although everything is deserted and ruined, she feels immediately at home. All the good memories suddenly come up again. Shortly thereafter, Ludie appears he also has memories of his childhood home. However, it is not good. Rather, he feels the burden of the past and the regrets that his father died when he was only ten years old. Together they are on the porch and ask yourself, what was become of her life. As they left the rural peace, to live in the big city. But complaints does not help that life must go on now. And to the future peace with Jesse Mae achieve smaller rules were drafted. If Carrie promise to be a little less unruly, Jesse Mae promise to behave better and they no longer patronize. With a heavy heart now leaves Carrie the house of her past and follows Ludie Mae and Jesse to the car.
Background
The film had its world premiere on 20 December 1985 in New York City. He could import a little more than 7.4 million U.S. dollars. In Germany the film opened on July 7, 1988 in the cinemas. Since October 5, 1988, he is available on VHS.
The original 1953 broadcast filming was directed by Vincent J. Donehue. In addition, Lillian Gish Carrie Watts, Eileen Heckart Jesse Mae and John Beal Ludie played. The film premiered on March 1, 1953, when he was broadcast on NBC. Later it was adapted as a theater piece. On November 3, 1953, celebrated its stage premiere, again with Gish in the lead role.
Criticism
Vincent Canby of The New York Times praised this " perfect little, detailed " movie beyond measure. He was working easy. Foote had just delivered a " funny, exquisitely played film adaptation of his own play". " The entire cast is excellent," and Geraldine Page " was never better" than have been in this film. They play "simultaneously funny and crafty, sentimental and unexpectedly hard."
In Time magazine, Richard Schickel slating the film. The story of the play was " essentially empty drama. " The director could not capture with "his devastatingly realistic style " all the " sensitive moods and feelings " and worst of all was Geraldine Page. Your exaggerated " theatrical play " have almost " anything with the actual film art" to do.
The lexicon of the International film saw in the literary adaptation in a " quiet tones and slow rhythm staged portrait. " Besides, if it were a " chamber piece with sentimental accents, impressed by the excellent actor and the human posture. "
Awards
- Best Actress: Geraldine Page
- Best Adapted Screenplay: Nominated for Horton Foote
- Best Actress - Drama: Nomination for Geraldine Page
- Best Actress: Geraldine Page
- Best Screenplay: Horton Foote
- Best Director: Nomination for Peter Masterson
- Best Film: Nomination
- Best Actress: Geraldine Page