Places in the Heart

Places in the Heart
Theatrical film poster
Directed byRobert Benton
Written byRobert Benton
Produced byArlene Donovan
Starring
CinematographyNéstor Almendros
Edited byCarol Littleton
Music byJohn Kander
Howard Shore (music producer)
Production
company
Delphi II Productions
Distributed byTri-Star Pictures
Release date
  • September 21, 1984 (1984-09-21)
Running time
111 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$9.5 million[citation needed]
Box office$34.9 million[1]

Places in the Heart is a 1984 American drama film written and directed by Robert Benton.[2][3] It stars Sally Field,[4] Lindsay Crouse,[4] Ed Harris,[4] Ray Baker,[4] Amy Madigan,[5][6] John Malkovich,[4] Danny Glover,[7] Jerry Haynes and Terry O'Quinn.[8] The film follows Edna Spalding, a young woman during the Great Depression in Texas who is forced to take charge of her farm after the death of her husband and is helped by a motley bunch.

Places in the Heart premiered at the 35th Berlin International Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Bear, while Benton won the Silver Bear for Best Director. It was theatrically released on September 21, 1984, by Tri-Star Pictures to critical and commercial success. Reviewers praised Benton's screenplay and direction and performances of the cast (particularly of Field, Malkovich and Crouse), while the film grossed $34.9 million against a $9.5 million budget. The film received seven nominations at the 57th Academy Awards including Best Picture and won two: Best Actress (for Field), and Best Original Screenplay.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference mojo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Places in the Heart". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  3. ^ "Places in the Heart". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. United States: American Film Institute. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e Walters 2015, p. 284.
  5. ^ Müller 2003, p. 278.
  6. ^ Nichols & Scott 2004, p. 768.
  7. ^ Blakely 2001, p. 40.
  8. ^ Anker 2010, p. 196.