The Straight Story - Eine wahre Geschichte
Nachdem sein Bruder, mit dem er seit 10 Jahren zerstritten ist, einen Schlaganfall erlitten hat, beschließt der 73-jährige Alvin Straight, ihn zu besuchen. Da er aber keinen Führerschein besitzt und auch kein Bus fährt, entscheidet sich Alvin, die über 500 km mit dem Rasenmäher zu fahren.
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Alle auf TMDB ansehenI want to thank you for your kindness to a stranger. An absolute delight. From director David Lynch, The Straight Story finds the famous purveyor of the oblique on wonderfully mellow form. Story finds a superb Richard Farnsworth as Alvin Straight, an old boy long in the tooth who sets off across America on his lawn mower to visit his estranged brother. You see, he doesn't have a driving licence…
Beautifully made film. It's a difficult one to describe. 'The Straight Story' features a very touching, true life, story about Alvin Straight. It's a very simple premise but one that the film brings to life wonderfully. There's a crap tonne of heart, alongside some brilliant cinematography and a top notch score. Richard Farnsworth plays the role of Alvin expertly, it's an outstanding perform…
I’ve seen loads of road movies over the years, but never one that involved an elderly gent travelling from Iowa to the adjacent Wisconsin driving his lawnmower! “Alvin” (Richard Farnsworth) is a curmudgeonly seventy-something whose health and mobility are failing and who lives with his daughter “Rose” (Sissy Spacek) - a lady without her own problems to seek, too! When he learns that his estranged …