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Crimes of the Heart is a 1986 American black comedy-drama film directed by Bruce Beresford from a screenplay written by Beth Henley adapted from her Pulitzer Prize -winning 1979 play of the same name. It stars Diane Keaton, Jessica Lange, Sissy Spacek, Sam Shepard, Tess Harper, and Hurd Hatfield.
Crimes of the Heart is a play by American playwright Beth Henley. It is set in Hazlehurst, Mississippi in the mid-20th century. The play won the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play. In 1986, the play was novelized and released as a book, written by Claudia Reilly.
- Beth Henley
- 1982
Jan 23, 1987 · A film adaptation of Beth Henley's play about three sisters who reunite after one of them shoots her husband. Starring Diane Keaton, Jessica Lange, Sissy Spacek and Sam Shepard, nominated for three Oscars.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Bruce Beresford
- 1987-01-23
A comedy about serious matters, based on Beth Henley's play about three sisters with a history of scandals and secrets. Roger Ebert praises the cast, the director and the tone of the film, which is filled with Southern Gothic cliches and abiding comic affection.
Doc Porter. Tess Harper. Chick Boyle. Watchlist. Page 1 of 2, 6 total items. Page 1 of 6, 11 total items. In this tearjerker based on a successful stage drama, an untimely death haunts a trio of...
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- Bruce Beresford
- PG-13
- Diane Keaton
Crimes of the Heart, drama in three acts by Beth Henley, produced in 1979 and published in 1982. It won the Pulitzer Prize in 1981. Set in a small Mississippi town, the play examines the lives of three quirky sisters who have gathered at the home of the youngest.
Three sisters reunite after the youngest one shoots her husband in this dark comedy by Beth Henley. The film explores their family history, personal struggles and relationships in Mississippi.
