Academy Awards, USA 1998
| Nominee Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role Robert Duvall |
October Films
Directed by Robert Duvall
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(DVD, Universal)
Southern preacher Robert Duvall murders his wife's new boyfriend during a drunken rage on a baseball field. He ditches his car and identification and starts a new life in nearby Louisiana. He befriends a retired preacher who eventually gives him a rundown rural church. He renovates it with help from the community and slowly expands with the help of radio. The broadcasts also alert the authorities to his whereabouts and they show up to arrest him during one of his sermons. Hot, sweaty, charismatic performance by Duvall which vividly captures life in rural south Louisiana. Drags at times, but never boring.
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