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La petite sauvage

Original title: Wildflower
  • TV Movie
  • 1991
  • PG-13
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
1.8K
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Patricia Arquette, Reese Witherspoon, and Beau Bridges in La petite sauvage (1991)
DramaRomance

An abused, partially-deaf girl is helped back into society by two resourceful children.An abused, partially-deaf girl is helped back into society by two resourceful children.An abused, partially-deaf girl is helped back into society by two resourceful children.

  • Director
    • Diane Keaton
  • Writer
    • Sara Flanigan
  • Stars
    • Beau Bridges
    • Susan Blakely
    • William McNamara
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    1.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Diane Keaton
    • Writer
      • Sara Flanigan
    • Stars
      • Beau Bridges
      • Susan Blakely
      • William McNamara
    • 19User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Beau Bridges
    Beau Bridges
    • Jack Perkins
    Susan Blakely
    Susan Blakely
    • Ada Guthrie
    William McNamara
    William McNamara
    • Sammy Perkins
    Reese Witherspoon
    Reese Witherspoon
    • Ellie Perkins
    Patricia Arquette
    Patricia Arquette
    • Alice Guthrie
    Norman Max Maxwell
    • Ormand Guthrie
    • (as Norman 'Max' Maxwell)
    Collin Wilcox Paxton
    Collin Wilcox Paxton
    • Bessie Morgan
    Richard K. Olsen
    Richard K. Olsen
    • Doc Murphy
    Allison Smith
    • Lisa Mae
    Heather Lynch
    • Bertha
    Rob Priester
    • David Butler
    • (as Robert Priester)
    Randy Williams
    • Cletus
    Rick Warner
    • Minister
    Charles McLawhorn
    • Mayor
    E. Michael Hewett
    • Ike
    • (as Edward Michael Hewett)
    Ennis Atkins
    • Old Man
    Mary Page Keller
    Mary Page Keller
    • Church Girl
    • (as Mary Page)
    • Director
      • Diane Keaton
    • Writer
      • Sara Flanigan
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    User reviews19

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    susandavis309

    Really liked it, touching, an upper

    A touching movie, clean language. I really liked it. It's dramatic, sensitive, thought-provoking, and has a good ending--an upper. The actress who plays Alice Guthrie is beautiful and did and exceptional job of portraying the character.
    10Video_Kid91

    Amazing

    I think Wildflower is an amazing film. It touched my heart with the powerful acting, it really bought out all my emotions. It is a simple movie but it is really powerful. Patricia Arquette does a superb job playing Alice. I couldn't get over at how well she managed to portray a deaf person. Most actors that I have seen trying to portray a deaf person, tend to go over the top so the performance isn't believable. Patricia's actions, speech and her eyes show real emotion. This is a really good family movie and I would recommend this to anyone. I gave Wildflower 10 out of 10 because I believe that it ticked all the right boxes, parts were funny, sad, upsetting, but overall, it was really enjoyable!
    10ducky42378

    Patricia Arquette is phenomenal!!!

    This has got to be the best movie, TV or otherwise, that I have ever seen. It does all the right things, touches your heart and takes you right into the lives of the characters. Patricia Arquette is one of the best actresses of all time. She rarely gets credit for her work, she deserves so much more. All of the characters are wonderfully played and the chemistry is incredible. What a great movie for everyone to watch. I think that all people can benefit greatly from watching this movie. It delves into a part of human suffering that more often than not isn't mentioned or is just glanced over. Although I am not deaf, I have had experiences with deaf people and they are some the most animated and expressive people I've ever met. Patrica Arquette plays her character so well, that it's hard to realized that she's not really deaf. Actors like her are few and far between.
    7helpless_dancer

    Ignorance knows no bounds

    A young girl is locked away in a feed outhouse way out in the country because her redneck father thinks she is off her rocker. When 2 neighbor kids befriend her she begins to come out of her shell and slowly become functional after years as a recluse. Very good picture.
    renaldo and clara

    sensitive

    This is the first movie I'd ever seen Reese Witherspoon in. She convincingly played a cute and curious little girl, which compelled me to see her future projects.

    I was only about 11 or 12 when I saw this film on TV. I watched it several times, though, because my mom taped it. I didn't quite understand WHY I liked the movie so much, except that the actors all have great chemistry. Though I must've felt it then, I was too young to realize the deeply sensual and subtle eroticism the plot rested on. It is also nonetheless a very heartfelt and coming-of-age film.

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    • Trivia
      Television debut of Reese Witherspoon.
    • Goofs
      The Wiki entry on this movie says that it is set in the year 1938. If that is so, then the song that Sammy sings to Alice is out of place. It was written by Johnny Cash in 1958.
    • Quotes

      Jack Perkins: I hear Alice lives in the shed?

      Ada Guthrie: What of it? She's a damn sight safer out there where she hardly sees him than in there within his reach.

    • Connections
      Featured in AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Diane Keaton (2017)

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 3, 1991 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Wildflower
    • Filming locations
      • Huntersville, North Carolina, USA
    • Production companies
      • Carroll Newman Productions
      • Freed/Laufer Productions
      • The Polone Company
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    • Runtime
      2 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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