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Desert Bloom (1986)
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Reviews Counted:9
Fresh:7
Rotten:2
Average Rating:7/10
Synopsis: Las Vegas, 1950. 13-year-old Rose (Annabeth Gish) lives with her mother Lily (JoBeth Williams), her two sisters and her stepfather Jack (Jon Voight). Their already unusual family life gets turned... Las Vegas, 1950. 13-year-old Rose (Annabeth Gish) lives with her mother Lily (JoBeth Williams), her two sisters and her stepfather Jack (Jon Voight). Their already unusual family life gets turned upside-down when aunt Starr (Ellen Barkin) comes for a visit--which coincides with government testing of the A-bomb in the nearby desert. Full of sharp performances, DESERT BLOOM is a critically acclaimed portrait of a family struggling to hold itself together in the face of frightening possibilities. [More]
Starring: Jon Voight, Ellen Barkin, Annabeth Gish, Allen Garfield
Starring: Jon Voight, Ellen Barkin, Annabeth Gish, Allen Garfield, JoBeth Williams
Director: Eugene Corr
Director: Eugene Corr
Screenwriter: Eugene Corr, Linda Remy
Reviews for Desert Bloom
This sensitive coming-of-age tale is framed by the narration of its grown-up protagonist, recalling her childhood in the 1950s, an era defined by the A-Bomb and the culture it created.
Manages to make clear that certain children possess the resiliency to handle the stress and pain of a troubled home.
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