Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
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Directed by:  Martin Scorsese

Written by:  Robert Getchell

Starring:  Ellen Burstyn, Kris Kristofferson, Alfred Lutter, Harvey Keitel & Diane Ladd

What the box says:  In her remarkable portrayal that won her the 1974 Best Actress Academy Award, Ellen Burstyn stars as widow Alice Hyatt, traveling in a packed station wagon with her son along a bumpy road to a new life.  With Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, director Martin Scorsese is as much at home in the semi-rural Southwest as he is in the urban environs of his signature movies.  He guides the "live a little, learn a lot" of Alice's odyssey with affection unmarred by sentiment and draws pitch-perfect performances from co-stars Kris Kristofferson, Alfred Lutter, Jodie Foster, Harvey Keitel, Vic Tayback and Oscar nominee Diane Ladd.  It's a slice of life as real, funny and thought-provoking as any you've ever seen.  Or lived.