Martha Coolidge's best film, this is a comedy-drama about Rose, a sexually aggressive girl (Laura Dern) who moves in with a well-to-do Southern family and changes their lives. As close to perfect as it could possibly be, this film features a top-notch cast, evocative cinematography and set decoration that brings to life the Depression-era South, and a great score by Elmer Bernstein. Standouts in the cast are Dern (no one else could have played this role) and Diane Ladd, who is heartbreaking as Rose's greatest defender. Dern and Ladd were both nominated for Oscars, the first mother-daughter to do so for the same film and in the same year.
Review of Rambling Rose
