1999 · 112 min · G

The Straight Story

Name: The Straight Story
Genre: Drama
Released: 1999
Duration: 112 min
Cast: Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Jane Galloway Heitz, Joseph A. Carpenter, Donald Wiegert

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 & Loyalty Mortality & Aging Guilt & Shame

Tone

ContemplativeMelancholicNostalgic

Shape

Protagonist

Solo Lead

Pacing

Slow Burn

Dialogue

Sparse Quiet

Based on

True Story

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Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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