I was browsing through what's on the cable TV one morning, looking for something good. I never expected to find such a touching story which I can relate to in many ways. I found "A Place Called Home".
The movie is about an old widow who lost her husband who she calls "Captain". She lives alone by the lake in a beautiful house with roses, a variety of other plants and trees all around her. In the beginning of the movie, you'll get a glimpse of a rare, beautiful blue heron flying across the sky. The scenery in the movie is breathtaking.
The recluse, old lady is called Tula. She has a nephew and niece, both waiting for her to go "lame" or to pass on so they can inherit her entire land and the house to replace it with the so-called "improvement" for the town, namely a golf course and several hot shot hotel or malls. They were these greedy people only caring for money, without caring for what their aunt's feeling. She was already pretty much cut off from the outside world with her tiny "sanctuary" at the old house.
But then one day, a drifter and his daughter came to her doorstep. That's when things started to turned around.
I loved this movie because I could relate to it so much, not just in Tula's character but also in the drifter Henry Ford and his daughter California (Cali).
One line that really struck a chord in me was when Cali said to Tula after an argument with her father (aka Hank). She asked Tula, "Have you ever felt so alone in this world and the person the only family you had doesn't care for you?" I broke down at that, but of course, Hank loves his daughter. Only he has a hard time showing it and that Cali doesn't know.
I love a movie with good endings - this one is no exception. To truly experience the beauty of life's triumphs over utter hopelessness, you're going to have to watch this one: A Place Called Home. :) p.s. I cried, too.
The movie is about an old widow who lost her husband who she calls "Captain". She lives alone by the lake in a beautiful house with roses, a variety of other plants and trees all around her. In the beginning of the movie, you'll get a glimpse of a rare, beautiful blue heron flying across the sky. The scenery in the movie is breathtaking.
The recluse, old lady is called Tula. She has a nephew and niece, both waiting for her to go "lame" or to pass on so they can inherit her entire land and the house to replace it with the so-called "improvement" for the town, namely a golf course and several hot shot hotel or malls. They were these greedy people only caring for money, without caring for what their aunt's feeling. She was already pretty much cut off from the outside world with her tiny "sanctuary" at the old house.
But then one day, a drifter and his daughter came to her doorstep. That's when things started to turned around.
I loved this movie because I could relate to it so much, not just in Tula's character but also in the drifter Henry Ford and his daughter California (Cali).
One line that really struck a chord in me was when Cali said to Tula after an argument with her father (aka Hank). She asked Tula, "Have you ever felt so alone in this world and the person the only family you had doesn't care for you?" I broke down at that, but of course, Hank loves his daughter. Only he has a hard time showing it and that Cali doesn't know.
I love a movie with good endings - this one is no exception. To truly experience the beauty of life's triumphs over utter hopelessness, you're going to have to watch this one: A Place Called Home. :) p.s. I cried, too.