The Trip to Bountiful (1985)

The Men We Love

Mrs. Watts (Geraldine Page) tells Thelma (Rebecca De Mornay) her tragic story about marrying a man she didn’t love and losing the man she did.

Directed by Peter Masterson.

Released in 1985 by MGM.

related tags 

  • character-type: Elderly Person
  • action: Cry
  • editors-choice: Monologues
  • editors-choice: Female Performances
  • primary-genre: Drama
  • primary-genre: Independent
  • secondary-genre: Tearjerkers
  • secondary-genre: Independent Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Drama
  • mood: Emotional
  • setting: Bus
  • theme: Love
  • theme: Loss
  • actor: Geraldine Page
  • actor: Rebecca De Mornay
  • director: Peter Masterson
  • producer: Horton Foote
  • producer: Sam Grogg
  • producer: Sterling Van Wagenen
  • producer: George Yaneff
  • composer: J.A.C. Redford
  • role-name: Mrs. Carrie Watts
  • role-name: Thelma
  • screenwriter: Horton Foote
  • year: 1985
  • studio: MGM