Alma


1h 34m 2000

Brief Synopsis

Margie Thorpe is a sassy, whiskey-sippin' Grande Dame and her mother Alma is a Southern working-class Norma Desmond. In the tradition of "Grey Gardens," this film is an intimate and darkly humorous portrait of a mother-daughter relationship marred by a history of alcoholism, sexual abuse, and mental

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Alma Pictures

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 34m

Synopsis

Margie Thorpe is a sassy, whiskey-sippin' Grande Dame and her mother Alma is a Southern working-class Norma Desmond. In the tradition of "Grey Gardens," this film is an intimate and darkly humorous portrait of a mother-daughter relationship marred by a history of alcoholism, sexual abuse, and mental illness.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Alma Pictures

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 34m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the Golden Starfish Award for Best Documentary at the 1998 Hamptons International Film Festival.

Released in United States August 26, 2008

Released in United States Fall September 22, 2000

Released in United States on DVD August 26, 2008

Released in United States September 22, 2000

Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (in competition) in East Hampton, New York October 14-18, 1998.

Shown in New York City (DGA Theater) as part of series "The Best of the 1998 Hamptons International Film Festival" January 14-17, 1999.

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Released in United States August 26, 2008

Released in United States on DVD August 26, 2008

Released in United States Fall September 22, 2000

Released in United States September 22, 2000 (Anthology Film Archives; New York City)