Description: 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...
Movie Description 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.
Credits
Cast:
Allen Garfield, Jobeth Williams
Details
Sound:
Stereo Sound
Notes DVD Features:
Region 1 Keep Case Widescreen - 1.85 Audio: Dolby Digital Mono - English Additional Release Material: Trailers Interactive Features: Interactive Menus Scene Selection
Editorial Reviews "...Commanding attention at the center of the film is [Voight's] splendid performance....The film's optimism does shine through..." Canby
"...[An] intelligently observed story....Gish is a find...[She] lends the film its intelligent air and makes one root for Rose..." Variety - Cart. (02/05/1986)
"...[An] exceptionally accurate piece of Americana..." Los Angeles Times - Kevin Thomas (06/06/1986)
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