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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Martin Ritt |
| Stars: |
Mary Steenburgen |
| Actors: |
Dana Hill |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Suspense · Drama · Theatrical Release |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD |
| UPC: |
017153582734 |
| Release Date: |
1983 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 55min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 2hr 0min
Release Company: Maple Pictures (February 10, 2009)
UPC: 057373203644 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 55min |
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Professional Reviews
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(09/21/1983, p.C19, Janet Maslin): "...[Steenburgen] radiates....[The film has] farfetched but unmistakable charm." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
Mary Steenburgen (MELVIN AND HOWARD) stars in this adaptation of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings's classic novel about her experiences living in rural Florida during the 1920s and 1930s. Mixing together elements of both CROSS CREEK and THE YEARLING, director Martin Ritt creates a glowing period piece that finds the essence of both books. In the film, Mrs. Rawlings (Steenburgen), a New Yorker, buys an orange grove in the Florida swamps for the purpose of going there to write the gothic romance she can't seem to finish in the city. As soon as she arrives, Mrs. Rawlings becomes immersed in the colorful backwoods community that surrounds her grove, and acquires a young cook named Geechee (Woodard) as well as farm hands to work the groves. Enchanted by life in Cross Creek, Mrs. Rawlings finds herself writing not gothic romances, but tales of small town life in rural Florida. Next thing she knows, her stories catch the attention of a major publisher. A lyrical meditation on both rural life and the nature of creativit... |
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