The Trip to Bountiful [DVD]

A "richly textured" (Leonard Maltin) and triumphant tale of an elderly woman's journey home, The Trip to Bountiful stars Geraldine Page in "the performance of a lifetime" (Variety) ? and a role that won* her an Academy Award®. "Funny, adventurous, suspenseful?but ultimately uplifting as a demonstration of the human spirit" (Los Angeles Times), The Trip to Bountiful is "perfect on just about every level" (Boxoffice)! Carrie Watts (Page) is an elderly woman with a weak heart ? but of strong determination. Trapped in a tiny apartment under the care of her cowardly son and his shrewish wife, Carrie is determined to escape and return to her girlhood home. Seizing her chance ? and her meager Social Security check ? Carrie sets out on an unforgettable quest to make peace with her past?and the secrets of her heart that draw her ever homeward.