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PLACES IN THE HEART
Directed by Robert Benton; with Sally Field, Lindsay Crouse, Ed Harris,
Danny Glover, John Malkovich, Amy Madigan, Yankton Hatten, and Gennie
James.
1984
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though it's kind of sappy, there's plenty to like about this story of
a newly-widowed young woman determined to support her family and save
her home from the bank. For one, her little daughter is named Opossum
and she's as cute as one, and for another it co-stars a young John Malkovich
as a blind boarder, and Danny Glover as the farmhand that saves the
day. Texas stars proudly as Waxahachie in the 30s, and pulls off some
impressive dusty, flat landscapes and a spectacular tornado scene. Though
there are some great shots of the famous Waxahachie courthouse whose
stonework depicts a woman's descent into madness, it doesn't draw any
parallels with the film's warm outcome. Places in the Heart won
writer/director Benton an Oscar for best screenplay (he's a Waxahachie
native) and gave Sally Field Best Actress for her role as Edna Spaulding.
Places in the Heart also has to be one of the only films that
features an entire dance of the Cotton-eyed Joe.
ven
though it's kind of sappy, there's plenty to like about this story of
a newly-widowed young woman determined to support her family and save
her home from the bank. For one, her little daughter is named Opossum
and she's as cute as one, and for another it co-stars a young John Malkovich
as a blind boarder, and Danny Glover as the farmhand that saves the
day. Texas stars proudly as Waxahachie in the 30s, and pulls off some
impressive dusty, flat landscapes and a spectacular tornado scene. Though
there are some great shots of the famous Waxahachie courthouse whose
stonework depicts a woman's descent into madness, it doesn't draw any
parallels with the film's warm outcome. Places in the Heart won
writer/director Benton an Oscar for best screenplay (he's a Waxahachie
native) and gave Sally Field Best Actress for her role as Edna Spaulding.
Places in the Heart also has to be one of the only films that
features an entire dance of the Cotton-eyed Joe. 
