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Based on 6 critic reviews
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Documentary
Written by:
Directed by: Ruth Leitman
Release Date:
Theatrical: September 22, 2000
Running Time: 94 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: Not rated
Starring Alma Thorpe, James Thorpe, Margie Thorpe, and RuPaul
Ruth Leitman's 1998 documentary examines the bond between Margie Thorpe and her eccentric mother Alma, both of whom live in the same Alabama town. Their complicated relationship includes a history of alcoholism, mental illness, and sexual abuse.
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What The Critics Said
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Village Voice Amy Taubin
As fragmented and unresolved as the experiences of mother and daughter, Alma bears witness to a situation for which there are no easy answers.
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle Jerry Johnson
It's an exploration by the audience, the filmmakers, and the subjects themselves of a kind you've never quite seen in a documentary before.
Read Full Review >New York Post Jonathan Foreman
The documentary equivalent of a Southern Gothic novel.
Read Full Review >Chicago Reader Ted Shen
In the manner of a southern gothic, they never fail to fascinate.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Lawrence Van Gelder
Begins to seem not so much an examination but an exploitation.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 10.0 (out of 10) based on 1 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Tori F. gave it a 10:
Simply amazing.
