The Trip to Bountiful

Starring:Geraldine Page, John Heard, Carlin Glynn, Richard Bradford, Rebecca De Mornay, Kevin Cooney, Norman Bennett, Harvey Lewis, Kirk Sisco, Dave Tanner, Gil Glasgow, Mary Kay Mars, Wezz Tildon, Peggy Ann Byers, David Romo, Tony Torn, John Torn, Alexandra Masterson, Don Wyse, Marilee Van Wagenen
Director: Peter Masterson
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Product Type: DVD

Description

A "richly textured" (Leonard Maltin) and triumphant tale of an elderly woman's journey home, The Trip to Bountiful stars Geraldine Page in "the performance of a lifetime" (Variety) - and a role that won* her an Academy Award®. "Funny, adventurous, suspenseful…but ultimately uplifting as a demonstration of the human spirit" (Los Angeles Times), The Trip to Bountiful is "perfect on just about every level" (Boxoffice)! Carrie Watts (Page) is an elderly woman with a weak heart - but of strong determination. Trapped in a tiny apartment under the care of her cowardly son and his shrewish wife, Carrie is determined to escape and return to her girlhood home. Seizing her chance - and her meager Social Security check - Carrie sets out on an unforgettable quest to make peace with her past…and the secrets of her heart that draw her ever homeward.

Customer Reviews:

A MUST for anyone's collection.......2007-06-06

This is such a classical, sweet, stirring movie with incredible acting.
I can't think of a movie fan that wouldn't enjoy it, and it is appropriate for families - the older members (grandmothers) and the younger. As unforgettable as the movie is, the music is also exquisite - it's uncomplicated but so perfect. I own the CD and always have it in the car, ready.

A great movie!.......2007-05-08

You don't see this type of movie often. Great acting my Geraldine Page! Horton Foote's writing is equally as impressive. I highly recommend this movie.

A MOVIE I CAN RELATE TOO........2007-03-14

I LOVED THIS MOVIE. IT IS THE KIND OF MOVIE I WANT TO WATCH OVER AND OVER AND OVER. IT BRINGS BACK A LOT OF MEMORIES OF TIME PAST AND BEING THE AGE OF THE CARRIE I UNDERSTAND HER.

In This Case The Academy Got It Right.......2007-01-24

Put together a piece that has both a beautiful heartwarming story set in a slower more gracious time than now and the greatest actress to ever act on the American stage or movie screen and you have THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL. The 1940's was a time when older people didn't have the option to be sent to nursing homes in America so that family members didn't need to be responsible for their elderly's welfare or for assuring that their last days could end with a certain amount of dignity.

Carrie Watts, played perfectly by Geraldine Page had moved in with her lone surviving son and his wife because she had left her girlhood home when the land there was too worn out to provide her with a living after the death of her husband and two of her children. After twenty years of being away from the tiny Texas town called Bountiful and six years of being cooped up in a two-room apartment in Houston, Texas, Carrie yearned to return to her "home" where she could dig in the dirt and make something grow again. She has made several failed efforts at getting there already before the movie's opening and the strange dance that ensues between her and her son and daughter-in-law is her struggle to make her dream come true while the two of them make every effort to prevent it.

TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL was Page's final performance as she died shortly after receiving the academy award for 1985's best actress. Hers was an epoch of actresses who were trained to "overact" especially in movies. I once heard Bette Davis say near the end of her life that the trouble with actors and actresses today was that they brought too much realism to their roles. She and the actresses of her day were told to make their characters "larger than life", to maintain a certain distance from the audience. Too much realism was frowned upon by directors of the day. Geraldine Page though started out as a stage actress and her performances always rang true at their very core. She never did or said anything on stage or screen that struck a wrong chord. I believed her in every role and she was never better than she was in this her last movie. The Academy got it right that time.

A Trip To Bountiful.......2007-01-09

The product was in good condition. The plot is of interest to older people.

Trip To Bountiful [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.0 Import - Australia ]

Average customer rating:

Wish this was available on DVD in the US

Trip To Bountiful [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.0 Import - Australia ]
Director: Peter Masterson
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

Product Description

Australia released, PAL/Region 0 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada. LANGUAGES: English (Dolby Digital 2.0), SYNOPSIS: The aging Carrie Watts (Academy Award winner, Geraldine Page) is living her twilight years trapped in a cramped city apartment with her controlling daughter-in-law while dreaming of her past happiness in the small Texas town of Bountiful where she was raised.
SPECIAL FEATURES: Scene Access, Interactive Menu, Featurette, Cast/Crew Interview(s),

Customer Reviews:

Wish this was available on DVD in the US.......2007-03-28

This film has stayed one of my very favorites through the years. It stars the fantastic (and late) Geraldine Page who plays a woman in the late years of her life whose one wish is to leave the city where she lives with her son and daughter-in-law and return to her girlhood home of Bountiful. It is a beautiful story, albeit very bittersweet. I highly recommend it.

Average customer rating:

The Trip to Bountiful
Geraldine Page is an Amercan treasure of stage and screen
Good Movies Should Stay

The Trip to Bountiful
Starring: Norman Bennett , Richard Bradford , Peggy Ann Byers , Kevin Cooney , and Rebecca De Mornay
Director: Peter Masterson
Manufacturer: C Logic
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00008G5TN
Release Date: 2002-02-05

Customer Reviews:

The Trip to Bountiful.......2004-07-13

This is one of the best, most heartfelt and moving films I have ever seen. It is so simple, and yet so beautiful. The film is about a old woman who wants only to visit her hometown of Bountiful one last time. Some of the best acting I've seen. I highly recommend.

Geraldine Page is an Amercan treasure of stage and screen.......2004-07-07

Although the great Geraldine Page died in 1987, her brilliant screen performances live on! Nominated for 8 Oscars and winner of 1 for Best Actress for her last film "The Trip to Bountiful" in 1986, I find it surprising that many of her films for which she was Oscar nominated are not on DVD (yet). "Summer and Smoke", "Sweet Bird of Youth" (both Tennessee Williams classic works in which she lit up the screen)and "The Trip to Bountiful" are just 3 examples. Hopefully, her devoted fans won't have to wait too much longer.

Good Movies Should Stay.......2004-03-29

This movie should be around for years to come. What happened? I would love to have it in DVD form.

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