| | | Innocence has never been so seductive.
Features: DVD
When Rose, an alluring young woman played by Laura Dern (Wild At Heart), moves in with a Southern family to care for their children, their lives are changed forever. For Rose relates to everyone she meets in the only way she knows how--with an innocent, but highly-charged sexuality she cannot restrain. Robert Duvall (Tender Mercies, The Godfather I & II) co-stars as "Daddy," a man whose traditional values could never prepare him for the temptations of Rose. Diane Ladd (Wild At Heart)--Dern's real-life mother--plays "Mother," who offers Rose protection and love despite the scandal the girl creates in their small town. Lukas Haas (Witness) is the teenager who will always remember Rose as both a provocative fantasy and a profound mystery.
"It's a wonderful film." Joel Siegel, WABC-TV
"A masterpiece of comic tone." Siskel & Ebert
"[A] funny, moving, spectacularly acted little film." Hal Hinson, Washington Post
"...some of the best performances of the year." Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Editor's Note
Based on Calder Willingham's novel of the same name, RAMBLING ROSE is a domestic drama set in a small Georgia town during the 1930s. The main character is Rose (Laura Dern), a lower-class girl with a troubled past who takes a job as a live-in maid for the Hillyers, an upper-crust, liberal southern family. Rose quickly wins over her employers with her warmth and spirit, but they are concerned about her promiscuity, which soon has every boy in town at her door. Struggling to resist her innocently seductive ways, the man of the house (Robert Duvall) tries to curb Rose's behavior as she beguiles everyone in the household, including the young Buddy (Lukas Haas), whose sexual awakening is guided by her presence. The cast is rounded out by the strong-minded and independent Mrs. Hillyer (Diane Ladd), who is Laura Dern's real life mother; both actresses were nominated for Oscars for their performances.
Plot Summary
The sensibilities of a proper southern family in the 1930s are shaken when an innocent, but sexually charged young woman, Rose (Laura Dern), comes to care for their children as a live-in nanny. Her presence gives the adolescent son (Lukas Haas) provocative memories he will cherish all his life, and even revives the parents' (Diane Ladd and Robert Duvall) fossilized marriage. Despite her outrageous sexual behavior, Rose becomes like a daughter to the family who grow to love and cherish the spirit of the beguiling young woman.
| Features | Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo | | Background Information On The Cast, Production Team, Costumes, Set Design, Locations And More | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Access | | Widescreen Version | | Scene-By-Scene Commentary And A Personal Inteview With Director Martha Coolidge | | Alternate Finale With Director's Commentary |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Artisan |
| Release Date: 8/19/2005 |
| Original Release Date: 1991 | | Catalog ID: 11822 | | UPC: 00012236118220 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1992) | | | Laura Dern, Nominee, Best Actress | | | Diane Ladd, Nominee, Best Supporting Actress | |
Golden Globe (1992) | | | Laura Dern, Nominee, Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture-Drama | | | Diane Ladd, Nominee, Best Performance By A Supporting Actress In A Motion Picture | |
Independent Spirit (1992) |  | Martha Coolidge, Winner, Best Director | | Diane Ladd, Winner, Best Supporting Female | | Renny Harlin, Winner, Best Feature | | | Robert Duvall, Nominee, Best Male Lead | | | Johnny E. Jensen, Nominee, Best Cinematography |
| Memorable Quotes| "You are as graceful as a capital letter S."----Daddy (Robert Duvall) to Rose (Laura Dern) | | "But I am only a human girl person and I ain't always perfect. Don't fire me, I love you all so much."----Rose to Daddy|"Rosebud, you break my heart, but I am only a human man person of the father variety."----Daddy's reply to Rose | | "Good intentions are what the road to hell is paved with."----Daddy | | "Anybody with a little common sense can be sexy."----Mama (Diane Ladd) | | "Are you human beings or are you some kind of male monsters?"----Mama to Doctor (Kevin Conway) and Daddy | | "I will not cry like a woman."----Mama |
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| | Professional Reviews | Rolling Stone
"...Dern's performance lingers like a siren's song. So does the movie. It's a beauty." 10/03/1991 p.121-123New York Times
"...[RAMBLING ROSE is] honest, engaging and quite a lot like its perky, disreputable heroine..." 09/20/1991 p.C12 Los Angeles Times
"...The performers have a sweetness that wins you over from the beginning....Duvall works particularly well with Ladd..." 09/27/1991 p.F6 Rolling Stone 9 of 10
...[Dern's] knockout performance ranks her among the best actresses of her generation. From the moment her Rose rambles onto the Hillyers' front porch carrying a cardboard suitcase tied with string, Dern wraps up this film in her moonbeam smile and carries it to glory... Dern's performance lingers like a siren's song. So does the movie. It's a beauty.
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