In 1940s Texas, an elderly woman (Geraldine Page) is determined to visit her childhood home for one last time.
Geraldine Page (1924-1987) was not as old as she is made out to be in this film, but she plays it well as someone at the end and ready to say farewell one last time. I don't know if she knew it, but she herself was in her final year of life, too... I suspect not, since her death at 62 was from a sudden heart attack. Anyway, this is a well-deserved Oscar, as she is more or less the entire film.
I like how simple yet effective this story is. Basically it is a woman returning home to a place that barely still exists. Nothing too strange. But add a few misadventures and stumbling blocks and you have a nice, offbeat story. It captures your attention in its simplicity.
Geraldine Page (1924-1987) was not as old as she is made out to be in this film, but she plays it well as someone at the end and ready to say farewell one last time. I don't know if she knew it, but she herself was in her final year of life, too... I suspect not, since her death at 62 was from a sudden heart attack. Anyway, this is a well-deserved Oscar, as she is more or less the entire film.
I like how simple yet effective this story is. Basically it is a woman returning home to a place that barely still exists. Nothing too strange. But add a few misadventures and stumbling blocks and you have a nice, offbeat story. It captures your attention in its simplicity.