Desert Bloom

IMDb link: 0090934
IMDb rating: 6.6 (1,200 votes)
Genres: Drama, Family, Romance
Director: Jon Voight, JoBeth Williams, Eugene Corr
Cast: Ellen Barkin, Annabeth Gish and others

Release date: 18 Apr 1986
Release year: 1986
Runtime: 105 minutes
Country: United States
Keywords: girl wears eyeglasses, eyeglasses, nuclear weapon, ptsd post traumatic stress disorder, shortwave radio, atomic testing, learning to dance, reference to duke ellington, reference to reno nevada, woman wears a red dress

Plot:

The story involves Rose Chismore's youth. She flashes back and remembers her coming-of-age. Her recollections are sometimes less than sweet, particularly those of her troubled and alcoholic stepfather. Her memories of Robin, her first love, are much happier, and she also recalls her colorful Aunt Starr, whose visit is fun, but also detrimental to her family's health. The setting of 1950s Nevada bomb testing is increasingly significant to the development of the story.

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