Plot & Details
Rambling Rose is the most part a flashback, related by grown-up Southerner Buddy Hillyer (John Heard). The bulk of the film takes place in 1935, when rambunctious backwoods housekeeper Rose (Laura Dern) virtually invades the Hillyer household. Daddy Hillyer (Robert Duvall), a bed-rock Southern gentleman, welcomes the congenitally amoral but basically goodhearted Rose into his house, carefully fending off her ill-timed romantic advances. But Rose can't help feeling smitten with him; meanwhile, she has also drawn the attentions of 13-year-old Buddy (Lukas Haas). Based on the novel by screenwriter Calder Willingham, Rambling Rose was not the box-office breakthrough that many expected for director Martha Coolidge; though it fizzled financially, the film did manage to secure Oscar nominations for both Dern and her real-life mother Diane Ladd.
- MPAA Rating: R
- Genre(s): Comedy,Drama
- Run Time: 115min.
- Theatrical Release Date: 06/09/2008
- DVD Release Date: 03/16/1999
- Distributor(s): Seven Arts
- Director(s): Martha Coolidge
- Starring: Laura Dern , Robert Duvall , Diane Ladd , Lukas Haas , John Heard
- Themes: Sexual Awakening,Servants and Employers,Eccentric Families
- Tone: Nostalgic,Gentle,Literate,Sexy,Sweet,Warm,Affectionate,Poignant
- Keywords: Southerner,adolescence,coming-of-age,family,flashback,friendship,housekeeper,love,lust,naive,promiscuity,seduction,sexual-awakening,sexuality,slice-of-life,small-town,uninhibited
- Country of Origin: USA (09-20-1991)
- Language: English
Awards
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Cast & Crew | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Supporting Actress | Diane Ladd | Nominated |
| 1991 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Actress | Laura Dern | Nominated |
Golden Globes
| Year | Award | Category | Cast & Crew | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | Laura Dern | Nominated |
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