Review of Places in the Heart (1984) by Ratnakar S — 01 Oct 2009

Beautiful and moving film. Field, Malkovich and Glover gave us such a great acting performances. Some of the scenes are incredibily beautiful.

This review of Places in the Heart (1984) was written by Ratnakar S on 01 Oct 2009.

Places in the Heart has generally received very positive reviews.

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