A place in the heart
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German title | A place in the heart |
Original title | Places in the Heart |
Country of production | United States |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 1984 |
length | 112 minutes |
Age rating | FSK 12 |
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Director | Robert Benton |
script | Robert Benton |
production | Arlene Donovan |
music | John Kander |
camera | Néstor Almendros |
cut | Carol Littleton |
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A Place in the Heart is an American drama directed by Robert Benton from 1984 . He received two awards at the 1985 Academy Awards.
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The film is set in Waxahachie , Texas in 1935 . Edna Spalding lives on a farm with her husband Royce. Royce, the local sheriff , was called one night about a black man who was rampaging and shot during the operation. From now on Edna is on her own: she has to look after her children Possum and Frank, but at the same time they have financial problems. Albert Denby, the banker , insists on repayment of the outstanding loan and advises Edna to sell the farm. The widow refuses, and the farm laborer Moses, who has taken her in, advises her to grow cotton . She follows his advice, and Denby also initially gives in, on the condition that Edna takes in his stepbrother, Mr. Will, who went blind in the First World War , and hires him. Will shows himself to be a skilled helper at an early age, but Edna continues to struggle with her financial difficulties.
Her sister Margret Lomax, who runs a beauty salon, and her husband are also unable to support her financially. She has a young daughter to look after and is confronted with the sexual antics of her husband Wayne and with her own poverty.
Reviews
"The drama is not free from romantic transfiguration, but behind the brilliant actors and beautiful pictures the universally transferable vision of an" emotional home "shines through, which arises from the interplay of unmistakable places, people and things."
Awards
- Best Actress - Sally Field
- Best Original Screenplay - Robert Benton
further nominations
- Best Picture - Arlene Donovan
- Best Director - Robert Benton
- Best Supporting Actor - John Malkovich
- Best Supporting Actress - Lindsay Crouse
- Best costume design - Ann Roth
- Best Actress - Drama: Sally Field
Further nominations
- Best film - drama
Web links
- Places in the Heart in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for Ein Platz im Herz . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , June 2005 (PDF; test number: 55 307 DVD).
- ↑ A place in the heart. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .