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Violets Are Blue

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Violets Are Blue (1986)

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Reviews Counted: 7

Fresh: 4

Rotten:3

Average Rating: 5.3/10

Runtime: 86 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Love blossoms anew for two ex-high school steadies, 15 years after they graduate. When Gussie Sawyer, a successful photo-journalist, returns to her seaside hometown in Maryland on her first vacation in over a decade, she rekindles her... Love blossoms anew for two ex-high school steadies, 15 years after they graduate. When Gussie Sawyer, a successful photo-journalist, returns to her seaside hometown in Maryland on her first vacation in over a decade, she rekindles her romance with Henry Squires, the editor of the local paper, now married with a teenage son. [More]

Starring: Kevin Kline, Sissy Spacek, Bonnie Bedelia, John Kellogg

Starring: Kevin Kline, Sissy Spacek, Bonnie Bedelia, John Kellogg

Director: Jack Fisk

Director: Jack Fisk

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Nov 26, 1986

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Disappointing romantic muddle

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James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette
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Addresses the complex choices many people have to make as they come face to face with the dreams of their youth and the realities of middle-age.

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