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- 1984
- PG
- TriStar Pictures
- 1 h 51 m
- 1984
- PG
- TriStar Pictures
- 1 h 51 m
Summary In central Texas in the 1930s, a widow, with two small children, tries to run her small 40-acre farm with the help of two disparate people.
Directed By: Robert Benton
Written By: Robert Benton
- 1984
- PG
- TriStar Pictures
- 1 h 51 m
- 1984
- PG
- TriStar Pictures
- 1 h 51 m
Places in the Heart
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7.6
Where to Watch
Summary In central Texas in the 1930s, a widow, with two small children, tries to run her small 40-acre farm with the help of two disparate people.
Directed By: Robert Benton
Written By: Robert Benton
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
70
75% Positive
9 Reviews
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25% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
70
75% Positive
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
25% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Sweet and relatively simple, a classic episodic melodrama of unabashed tenderness and unapologetic warmth, but it's not sentimental, and its offhanded explication of racism in rural Texas in 1935 is integrated so seamlessly with its dramatization of the widow Spalding's crusade to keep her farm, that the dark undercurrents of the film are easy to overlook.
As with the best of memoirs, the film bears the verisimilitude of true art. It is a movie filled with small marvels, a welcome addition to the prestige films of fall. [02 Oct 1984]
Robert Benton has made one of the best films in years about growing up American.
Director Robert Benton effectively re-creates depression-era Texas in this moving tale that landed the second Oscar for Field.
Sentimental from the moment the title hits the screen. But it's a nice kind of sentimentality, based on real affection for the characters and real involvement with a place and time.
The film isn't just about the widow -- it's about family, community, America, and Christian love. But Benton's gentle, nostalgic presentation muffles this. His craftsmanship is like an armor built up around his refusal to outrage or offend anyone; it's an encrusted gentility.
There's nothing but sheer manipulativeness holding this picture together.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 10 User Ratings
7.6
80% Positive
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 10 User Ratings
7.6
80% Positive
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
10% Mixed
1 Rating
1 Rating
10% Negative
1 Rating
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Production Company
Delphi II Productions,
TriStar Pictures
Release Date Oct 5, 1984
Duration 1 h 51 m
Rating PG
Genres
Tagline The story of a woman fighting for her children, for her land, for the greatest dream there is...the future.
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 2 Wins & 7 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Berlin International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
