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1999 · 112 min · G

The Straight Story

Directed by David Lynch · Drama

The Straight Story (1999) is a Drama film, directed by David Lynch set in Laurens and Mount Zion during the 1990s. It runs 112 minutes and is rated G.

A road trip, with a contemplative and melancholic tone. Themes of family & loyalty, mortality & aging, and guilt & shame run throughout.

Composer
Angelo Badalamenti
Cinematography
Freddie Francis
Cast
Richard FarnsworthSissy SpacekJane Galloway HeitzJoseph A. CarpenterDonald WiegertTracey MaloneyDan FlanneryJennifer Edwards

The world of this film

Setting

Where
LaurensMount Zion
Setting
Rural
When
1990s

Premise & themes

Premise
Road Trip
Themes
Family & LoyaltyMortality & AgingGuilt & Shame
Tone
ContemplativeMelancholicNostalgic

Shape

Protagonist
Solo Lead
Pacing
Slow Burn
Dialogue
Sparse Quiet
Based on
True Story

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