Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore 1974
I wonder why the past few films have women themes in them, pure coincidence, I suppose. This 1974 flick was directed by the Hollywood legend Martin Scorsese. Unlike his usual cup of tea which involves a lot of violence and killings, this one is a family drama with a lot of emotions involved.
It did create some noise groups for portrayal of an abused docile wife.
Alice Wyatt (Ellen Burstyn) had big ambitions of being a singer. Came a man in her life, blinded by love, marriage and pop came a son, he ended up as a housewife to a hot tempered Cola Cola employee and a mother to a slightly bad mannered 11 year old boy. In spite of the strained relationship, life went on till husband was killed in an accident. Facing financial difficulties, she sells her meagre belongings in New Mexico and decide to drive back to her home town of Monterey, California with her son to continue where she stopped of what was supposed to be the beginning of her music career.
Due to dire straits, she made a pit stop at Phoenix, Arizona. She manages to get a singing job at a small bar. She gets romantically involved, unknowingly, to an abusive married man. When his wife comes to see Alice and the mad (both mood and predisposition) man goes violent on both of them, she scoots the scene.
Things becomes tougher for Alice, made not easy by her constantly whining son.
Another stop, this time at Tucson to earn more money. She landed up as a waitress in a regular restaurant. After some dissatisfaction, she comes in terms with her job and her co-workers.
Alice meets up with David (Kris Kristofferson), a divorcee, a regular patron to the restaurant and slowly through his good bonding with her son, Tommy, gets romantically linked.
On his twelfth birthday, the brat grossly misbehaved and David gave him a spanking. Upset, they have a tiff. Tom goes missing. He gets drunk with his weird friend Audrey (a young Jodie Foster) and had to picked up at the police station.
As in all happy endings, everybody apologizes and compromises.
Alice stays in Tucson to pursue her stalled singing career, Tommy starts schooling and David and Alice kiss and make up.
It did create some noise groups for portrayal of an abused docile wife.
Alice Wyatt (Ellen Burstyn) had big ambitions of being a singer. Came a man in her life, blinded by love, marriage and pop came a son, he ended up as a housewife to a hot tempered Cola Cola employee and a mother to a slightly bad mannered 11 year old boy. In spite of the strained relationship, life went on till husband was killed in an accident. Facing financial difficulties, she sells her meagre belongings in New Mexico and decide to drive back to her home town of Monterey, California with her son to continue where she stopped of what was supposed to be the beginning of her music career.
Due to dire straits, she made a pit stop at Phoenix, Arizona. She manages to get a singing job at a small bar. She gets romantically involved, unknowingly, to an abusive married man. When his wife comes to see Alice and the mad (both mood and predisposition) man goes violent on both of them, she scoots the scene.
Things becomes tougher for Alice, made not easy by her constantly whining son.
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Alice meets up with David (Kris Kristofferson), a divorcee, a regular patron to the restaurant and slowly through his good bonding with her son, Tommy, gets romantically linked.
On his twelfth birthday, the brat grossly misbehaved and David gave him a spanking. Upset, they have a tiff. Tom goes missing. He gets drunk with his weird friend Audrey (a young Jodie Foster) and had to picked up at the police station.
As in all happy endings, everybody apologizes and compromises.
Alice stays in Tucson to pursue her stalled singing career, Tommy starts schooling and David and Alice kiss and make up.
Mmm... Just another Hallmark like movie which did not leave a profound impression. Obviously, the Academy awards panel member thought it was worthy of many nominations and in fact it won a couple.
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