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Bastard Out of Carolina is a 1996 American drama film made by Showtime Networks, directed by Anjelica Huston. It is based on the 1992 novel by Dorothy Allison and adapted for the screen by Anne Meredith.
Bastard Out of Carolina is a 1992 novel by Dorothy Allison. Semi-autobiographical in nature, the book is set in Allison's hometown of Greenville, South Carolina in the 1950s. Narrated by Ruth Anne "Bone" Boatwright, the primary conflict occurs between Bone and her mother's husband, Glen Waddell.
Dec 15, 1996 · Bastard Out of Carolina: Directed by Anjelica Huston. With Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ron Eldard, Glenne Headly, Lyle Lovett. A mother and daughter find their lives adversely affected when a new man enters the picture.
A mother and daughter find their lives adversely affected when a new man enters the picture. Will their family ever be what they expect?
Anney (Jennifer Jason Leigh), a poor single mother from the rural South, struggles to raise her young daughter, Bone (Jena Malone). They seem to find happiness when Anney marries a kindly man ...
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Mar 1, 1992 · Greenville County, South Carolina, is a wild, lush place that is home to the Boatwright family—a tight-knit clan of rough-hewn, hard-drinking men who shoot up each other's trucks, and indomitable women who get married young and age too quickly.
Dec 15, 1996 · The genetic seeds of John Huston's gift are manifest in his daughter's direction of Carolina. Despite its sorrowful subject, Bastard Out of Carolina offers the deep satisfaction of material that rings true.
Bastard out of Carolina. 75 Metascore. 1996. 1 hr 41 mins. Drama. R. Watchlist. Anjelica Huston directed this moving tale about a child (Jena Malone) who endures sexual and physical abuse...
Difficult tale of a poor, struggling South Carolina mother and daughter who each face painful choices with resolve and pride. Tired Anney and her daughter Bone grow both closer and farther apart as Anney sees Glen as her last chance despite his mistreatment of Bone.
May 17, 1996 · An absorbing, sometimes wrenching tale of growing up poor and abused in the 1950s South, “Bastard Out of Carolina” is a handsome, thoughtful picture that may benefit from Ted...
