1991 American dramatic film directed by Martha Coolidge
Rambling Rose is a 1991 American drama film directed by Martha Coolidge and written by Calder Willingham (based on his 1972 novel of the same name). It stars Laura Dern and Robert Duvall in leading roles, with Lukas Haas, John Heard, and Diane Ladd in supporting roles. The film is set in Georgia during the Great Depression (1935).
Ahead of the 64th Academy Awards in 1992, Dern was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, while her real-life mother Ladd was nominated for Best Supporting Actress, making them the first mother-daughter duo to be nominated for Academy Awards for the same film or in the same year. The film won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Film and Coolidge won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Director.
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