“幼い子供たちのために、愛しい大地のために、そして、未来― その大きな夢にむかって、彼女は闘いをはじめた。”
35年のテキサス。酔っ払いの黒人によって誤って撃ち殺された保安官の妻、エドナ。それまで家計は夫に任せ切りで家に借金がある事すら知らなかった彼女は、銀行から期限までにお金を返さなければ家を売るように言われ、二人の子供を抱えて途方にくれてしまう。そんなある日、物乞いに現れた黒人に家の前の畑で綿花を育てればいい金になる事を教えられ、彼を雇って畑仕事を開始する。途中、幾多の苦難を乗り越え収穫の日を迎えるのだったが……。
製作費: $9,500,000 (14億円)
興行収入: $34,901,614 (52億円)
推定収支: $25,401,614 (38億円)
※製作費・興行収入はTMDBのデータを参照しています。収支は(興行収入 - 製作費)で算出したFindKey独自の推定値であり、広告宣伝費や諸経費は含まれません (1ドル=150円換算)。
**_Outcasts unite as a family of sorts in the Lone Star State during the Depression_** After a tragedy, a desperate mother (Sally Field) in rural east Texas takes in a blind boarder (John Malkovich) and enlists the help of a questionable black drifter (Danny Glover) in order to make ends meet, with the possibility of a cotton crop. "Places in the Heart" (1984) belongs to the troubled farmer dramas that flooded the market in 1984. The others include “The River,” “Country” and “The Dollmaker.” I prefer this one over “The River” (which are the only two I’ve seen). It’s based on writer/director Robert Benton’s experiences growing up in the Waxahachie area, which is 30 minutes south of Dallas. The flick works up some quality human interest and would influence the soon-to-come “Mississippi Burning.” Being a slice-of-life picture based on someone’s experiences in real-life, I appreciated the subplot featuring Lindsay Crouse, Ed Harris and Amy Madigan, which some people complain was superfluous. There’s an effective table scene & aftermath that was done even better in the later “Little Children.” Anyway, it comes in the tradition of great American dramas like “Of Mice and Men” and “The Great Santini.” The movie runs 1 hour, 51 minutes, and was shot in Ellis County, which is just south of Dallas in northeast Texas. Waxahachie is the town and Five Points is where the cotton gin is located. GRADE: B
