A delightful "little film." It is superbly acted by Coleen Gray of the 1940s and 1950s and silent film star Patsy Ruth Miller in the title role.
I disagree with the previous review. The story is simple - a daughter (Gray) wants to have her Mom (Miller) committed to a home for the old and aged. The Mom has a 1916 ticket to a fair. The daughter thinks she's crazy ... but - in the end - the Mom and her pal, do indeed go back in time to the fair. They both avoid the home for the old and aged. Dreams do come true.
The dialogue is real and the emotions displayed by all concerned are real for such a true-to-life subject. I am not sure what "action" there could be. The film was made in 1978 with a heavy TV sit-com influence. It is pretty and dramatic by a very capable cast. Miss Miller came out of decades of retirement to do the film.
There is no room for action - car chases, bullets or guns. It doesn't imply that.
It is just "Mother."
I disagree with the previous review. The story is simple - a daughter (Gray) wants to have her Mom (Miller) committed to a home for the old and aged. The Mom has a 1916 ticket to a fair. The daughter thinks she's crazy ... but - in the end - the Mom and her pal, do indeed go back in time to the fair. They both avoid the home for the old and aged. Dreams do come true.
The dialogue is real and the emotions displayed by all concerned are real for such a true-to-life subject. I am not sure what "action" there could be. The film was made in 1978 with a heavy TV sit-com influence. It is pretty and dramatic by a very capable cast. Miss Miller came out of decades of retirement to do the film.
There is no room for action - car chases, bullets or guns. It doesn't imply that.
It is just "Mother."