Violets Are Blue (1986 film)
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| Directed by | Jack Fisk |
| Written by | Naomi Foner |
| Produced by | Marykay Powell |
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| Cinematography | Ralf D. Bode |
| Edited by | Edward Warschilka |
| Music by | Patrick Williams |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10 million[1] |
| Box office | $4,743,287 |
Violets Are Blue is a 1986 American romantic drama film from Columbia Pictures, starring Sissy Spacek and Kevin Kline and directed by Spacek's husband Jack Fisk,[2] who had previously worked with her on the 1981 film Raggedy Man.[3]
Story
After fifteen years of traveling around the world, a famous photographer named Gussie (Spacek) returns to the Maryland coastal resort where she grew up. She meets her high school sweetheart Henry (Kline), now married to a woman he met when he was away at college and running the local newspaper he has inherited from his father. Soon after, an awkward and tension-filled romance ensues.
Cast
- Sissy Spacek as Gussie Sawyer
- Kevin Kline as Henry Squires
- Bonnie Bedelia as Ruth Squires
- John Kellogg as Ralph Sawyer
- Jim Standiford as Addy Squires
- Augusta Dabney as Ethel Sawyer
- Kate McGregor-Stewart as Sara Mae
- Annalee Jeffries as Sally
- Mike Starr as Tony
- Adrian Sparks as George
References
- ^ http://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/57510
- ^ Canby, Vincent (April 11, 1986). "SCREEN: 'VIOLETS ARE BLUE'". The New York Times.
- ^ Canby, Vincent (September 18, 1981). "SISSY SPACEK IN 'RAGGEDY MAN,' A VIOLENT MELODRAMA". The New York Times.
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