In 1910, 19-year-old Horace Robedaux, still bitter toward his stepfather, goes to Houston to be reunited with his mother, Corella, and his sister, Lily Dale, following a long estrangement. He has not seen either since he was 12 because his wicked stepfather, Pete Davenport (whom his mother married after his father drank himself to death) believes a boy ought to be self-reliant.
Acting
Shepard's terrifying restraint; Stapleton's scene-stealing warmth.
Writing
Horton Foote's dialogue: every silence wounds.
Director
Peter Masterson
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