Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
“ A movie for everyone who has ever dreamed of a second chance. ”
CINEMA1974-12-09
RegionUS
Runtime112 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Nexus Editorial Perspective Nexus Original
“Turning away from male violence, Scorsese follows a woman rebuilding her life and reveals a gentler side of his filmmaking.”
Storyline
After her husband dies, Alice and her son, Tommy, leave their small New Mexico town for California, where Alice hopes to make a new life for herself as a singer. Money problems force them to settle in Arizona instead, where Alice takes a job as waitress in a small diner.
DIRECTOR / DirectorTOPIC
Martin Scorsese
KEYWORDS
waitresswidowarizonasonroad tripsingertucsonphoenixpsychological drama
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