Crimini del cuore (1986)
Nella vecchia casa dove Lenny, zitella petulante, vive ancora col padre, nel Mississippi, arrivano, prima una poi l'altra, le due sorelle, ognuna con il suo dramma. Meg rimpiange i successi che in teatro non ha mai avuto, Babe è drammaticamente fuggita dal suo matrimonio, sparando al marito senatore che aveva scoperto la sua tresca con un nero. Le tre donne cercano di ricreare l'antica atmosfera di famiglia attraverso terribili ricordi (la madre si era impiccata), rancori e nuove tragedie. Meg alla fine ritrova una sua dimensione, Babe viene salvata dal suicidio e Lenny trova la serenità, complice una sua vecchia fiamma.
Direttore:
Bruce Beresford
Scrittore:
Beth Henley
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Diane Keaton as Lenny Magrath |
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Jessica Lange as Meg Magrath |
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Sissy Spacek as Babe Magrath |
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Sam Shepard as Doc Porter |
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Tess Harper as Chick Boyle |
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David Carpenter as Barnette Lloyd |
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Hurd Hatfield as Old Granddaddy |
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Beeson Carroll as Zackery Botrelle |
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Jean Willard as Lucille Botrelle |
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Tom Mason as Uncle Watson |
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Gregory Eugene Travis as Willie Jay |
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Annie McKnight as Annie May Jenkins |
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Eleanor Eagle as Little Lenny |
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Jessica Ezzell as Little Meg |
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Natalie Anderson as Little Babe |
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Connie Adams as Zackery's Concubine |
| Directing | Bruce Beresford | Director |
| Writing | Beth Henley | Screenplay |
| Sound | Georges Delerue | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Susan Bluestein | Casting |
| Production | Freddie Fields | Producer |
| Production | P.K. Fields | Associate Producer |
| Production | Bill Gerber | Co-Producer |
| Production | Arlene Rothberg | Co-Producer |
| Production | Burt Sugarman | Executive Producer |
| Art | Ken Adam | Production Design |
| Art | Ferdinando Giovannoni | Art Direction |
| Art | Garrett Lewis | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Albert Wolsky | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | J. Roy Helland | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marlies Vallant | Makeup & Hair Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kelvin R. Trahan | Makeup & Hair Assistant |
| Production | Donald Heitzer | Production Manager |
| Production | Lucio Trentini | Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Richard Luke Rothschild | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Joel Segal | Second Assistant Director |
| Writing | Beth Henley | Theatre Play |
| Camera | Dante Spinotti | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Anne Goursaud | Editor |
| Crew | Debbie Lynn Ross | Stunt Coordinator |
| Lighting | Alvaro Romagnoli | Gaffer |
| Camera | Enrico Lucidi | Camera Operator |
| Art | Wayne Fitzgerald | Title Designer |