“The Evening Star” quotes
(1996)
Title The Evening Star
Year 1996
Director Robert Harling
Genre Drama, Comedy, Romance
Year 1996
Director Robert Harling
Genre Drama, Comedy, Romance
Plot – After the death of her daughter Emma, Aurora has raised her three grandchildren in a loving but a little bit oppressive way. As adults, Tommy, Teddy and Melanie want to be independent. Teddy is jailed, Melanie moves in with her boyfriend but she's abandoned soon, while Aurora on the other hand has to face Patsy's ambitions. She was Emma's best friend and now would like to be consulted about the guys' future.
All actors – Shirley MacLaine, Bill Paxton, Juliette Lewis, Miranda Richardson, Ben Johnson, Scott Wolf, George Newbern, Marion Ross, Mackenzie Astin, Donald Moffat, Jennifer Grant, China Kantner
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“There she is, the evening star. She shines first, she shines brightest, and she shines longest.”
“Now you go home and rethink your clothing.”
“Tell me how it works. When someone that you hate dies, does the hatred that you feel for that person dissipate or do you transfer it to someone else... like me? Would you explain this to me, please? Because I do not understand hatred as a sport. How does one win?”
“- Melanie Horton: I have no chance of being happy here.
- Aurora Greenway: Why not?
- Melanie Horton: You spray this house with happiness repellant!”“- Rosie Dunlop: You can love 'em, but you can't live their lives.
- Aurora Greenway: Neither can they. Not properly.”
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