USA,
1998, 89 min
Directed by:
Susanna StyronScreenplay:
Bridget TerryCinematography:
Hiro NaritaComposer:
Van Dyke ParksCast:
Andie MacDowell, Harvey Keitel, John Franklin Sawyer, Muse Watson, Scott Terra, Edward Bunker, Martin Sheen, Darrell Larson, Deborah Hedwall (more)Plots(1)
Based on William Styron's short story, this is a slightly gothic tale about the Dabneys, a Southern family struggling through the Great Depression. When an old black man arrives on the once prosperous tobacco plantation after having walked all the way from Alabama, he makes his one last wish known. (official distributor synopsis)
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An enjoyable, slightly above average feel-good film with a great central idea: "Death is nothing. Fear life." I was surprised by Andie MacDowell, whom I had trouble recognizing in the first few minutes. ()