This film was proposed by our member Vijay Kumar, who writes: 'Because it is a forgotten, gentler counterpoint sandwiched between the the toxicity and dystopia of Mean Streets and Taxi Driver that deserves revisiting, both to highlight Scorsese’s range at that stage, and to celebrate the performances of Burstyn, Ladd and Kristofferson..'
After her husband dies, Alice (Ellen Burstyn) and her son, Tommy, leave their small New Mexico town for California, where Alice hopes to make it as a singer. Money problems force them to settle in Arizona instead, where Alice takes a job as waitress in a small diner. She intends to stay in Arizona just long enough to make the money needed to head back out on the road, but her plans change when she begins to fall for a rancher named David (Kris Kristofferson).
Please note, the screening on Tuesday 3 June is our free members' screening, while the one on Thursday 12 June is a regular screening, which is open to the general public.
