
The Whales of August
The Whales of August is a 1987 American drama film directed by Lindsay Anderson and starring Bette Davis and Lillian Gish as elderly sisters. Also in the cast were Ann Sothern as one of their friends, and Vincent Price as a peripheral member of the former Russian aristocracy. The story is based on the play of the same title by David Berry.
Plot
The Whales of August tells the story of two elderly widowed sisters from Philadelphia, near the end of their lives, spending their annual summer in a seaside house in Maine. The surroundings cause them to recall their relationship as young women, and the summers they had enjoyed there in the past. They reflect on the passage of time, and the bitterness, jealousies and misunderstandings that slowly festered over the years and kept them from establishing a true closeness in their relationship.
More details
author | David Berry |
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contentLocation | Maine |
director | Lindsay Anderson |
editor | Nicolas Gaster |
genre | drama |
keywords | elderly widow end margaret ladd misunderstand nurse passage of time widow young women |
musicBy | Alan Price |
nomination | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress |
producer | Carolyn Pfeiffer |
productionCompany | Embassy Pictures |
publisher | Carolyn Pfeiffer |
recordedAt | Maine |