Crimes of the Heart
"Meg just left one. Lenny never had one. Babe just shot one. The MaGrath sisters sure have a way with men."
Three sisters try to come to grips with the meaning of their mother's suicide.
"Meg just left one. Lenny never had one. Babe just shot one. The MaGrath sisters sure have a way with men."
Three sisters try to come to grips with the meaning of their mother's suicide.
Diane Keaton
Lenny Magrath
Jessica Lange
Meg Magrath
Sissy Spacek
Babe Magrath
Sam Shepard
Doc Porter
Tess Harper
Chick Boyle
David Carpenter
Barnette Lloyd
Hurd Hatfield
Old Granddaddy
Beeson Carroll
Zackery Botrelle
Jean Willard
Lucille Botrelle
Three sisters try to come to grips with the meaning of their mother's suicide.
I haven't seen any Bruce Beresford films, except for the magnificent 'Black Robe', and I'm a huge fan of the four main actors, so it was a no-brainer that I would eventually watch this. I enjoyed it greatly, and if you can handle a quieter 80's women's picture, there's much to enjoy here. Definitely worth investigating for the cinephile with exquisite taste.
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