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Ulee, a Florida beekeeper, must struggle not only to earn a living, but to keep his two grandchildren from falling into the same self-destructive paths blazed by their parents. With a son in prison and the children's mother having long abandoned the family, he has his work cut out for him. But when he receives news that his daughter-in-law has been found, drugged out and hitting rock bottom, he dutifully shoulders the burden--only to find that in so doing, he has unwittingly opened the door to the world's dark side which he had tried so desperately to keep closed. Fonda won a Golden Globe as Best Actor for his turn as the Zen-like patriarch. Academy Award Nomination: Best Actor--Peter Fonda.
Film Notes
DVD Features:
Region 1 Encoding
Keep Case
"Making Of" Booklet
Original Theatrical Trailer
Industry Reviews
"...This is a movie that gathers itself together and falls in slow deliberate folds, like fresh-lifted honey off a comb..."
Sight and Sound - p.56 - Philip Kemp (04/01/1998)
"...An emotionally honest low-ebber that builds to a satisfying wrap-up..." -- 3 1/2 out of 4 stars
USA Today - p.4D - Mike Clark
"...Note[s] of fuddled human grace....A welcome, unsettling sight..." -- Rating: B
Entertainment Weekly - p.72 - Ty Burr (03/27/1998)
"...Beautifully shot....Filled with quiet grace and soulful lyricism, Nunez's moving film is manifestly graced with the careful touch of a master..."
Film Comment - p.56 - Gavin Smith (03/01/1997)
"...There's love in Peter Fonda's acting....He hypnotizes the camera with a gaze that calls up a bottomless well of anger, yearning and loss..."
Entertainment Weekly - p.42-3 - Owen Gleiberman (06/06/1997)
"...Beautiful and heartfelt....The star and filmmaker make this story resonate in moving, meaningful ways..."
New York Times - p.C3 - Janet Maslin (06/13/1997)
"...Nunez has the gift for finding the essence, the soul, of his actors....Peter Honda here reveals a depth of talent we did not suspect..."
Chicago Sun-Times - p.34 - Roger Ebert (06/20/1997)
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